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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-227 (2026)

Operation while intoxicated

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Section 14-227 is repealed.

(1949 Rev., S. 2412; 1963, P.A. 616, S. 3.)

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Cited in 45 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1960–2021 · leading case: State v. Coccomo, 31 A.3d 1012 (Conn. 2011).
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State v. Coccomo, 31 A.3d 1012 (Conn. 2011). · cites it 4× “The defendant subsequently was charged with numerous offenses and was convicted, after a jury trial, of three counts each of manslaughter in the second degree with a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 53a-56b (a) and misconduct with a motor vehicle in violation of…”
State v. Couture, 196 A.2d 113 (Conn. 1963). · cites it 9× “The defendant was tried and convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court at Bristol on March 29, 1961, on an information charging him with “operating under influence” in violation of General Statutes § 14-227 and on a traffic-ticket complaint alleging “operating while lie.”
State v. Lamme, 563 A.2d 1372 (Conn. App. Ct. 1989). · cites it 2× “The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of one count of operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, in violation of General Statutes § 14-227 (a), and one count of operation of a motor vehicle while his…”
State v. Hackett, 804 A.2d 225 (Conn. App. Ct. 2002). · cites it 3× “There, the defendant appealed from the judgment of conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of General Statutes § 14-227, now § 14-227a, and operating a motor vehicle while his license was under suspension in…”
State v. Altajir, 2 A.3d 1024 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 2× “1 General Statutes § 14-227,j (a) defines an ignition interlock device as a “device installed in a motor vehicle that measures the blood alcohol content of the operator and disallows the mechanical operation of such motor vehicle until the blood alcohol content of such operator…”
State v. Bothwell, 826 A.2d 182 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 8× “4 Specifically, he argues that the record introduced into evidence indicates that he was convicted of violating General Statutes § 14-227 rather than § 14-227a.”
State v. Cooper, 664 A.2d 773 (Conn. App. Ct. 1995). “The instruction that the trial court gave was appropriate for the § 14-227 (a) (2) charge. General Statutes § 14-227a (d), however, provides: “In *672 any prosecution for a violation of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, reliable evidence respecting the amount of…”
Greif v. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 114 F. Supp. 2d 100 (D. Conn. 2000). · cites it 3× “Michaud was driving while intoxicated and was charged with a violation of Connecticut General Statutes § 14-227. 4 The plaintiffs’ complaint is brought under Connecticut’s Products Liability Act, Conn.”
O'Rourke v. Comm'r of Motor Vehs., 636 A.2d 409 (Conn. App. Ct. 1994). “) § 14-227 (now § 14-227a). Police found the defendant in DeCoster intoxicated and slumped over the steering wheel of his car with the key in the ignition and the motor off.”
Futterleib v. Mr. Happy's, Inc., 548 A.2d 728 (Conn. App. Ct. 1988). “2d 334 (1974), our Supreme Court held that the procedural requirements of § 14-227 a regarding admissibility of blood tests apply only to prosecutions under that statute.”
Kostrzewski v. Comm'r of Motor Vehs., 727 A.2d 233 (Conn. App. Ct. 1999). “The plaintiff argues that the commissioner’s suspension of the plaintiffs license to operate a motor vehicle in Connecticut under the compact is a violation of the double jeopardy clause because the suspension stems from her conviction of driving while under the influence of…”
State v. DeCoster, 162 A.2d 704 (Conn. 1960). “Wright Avenue is the first street intersecting Amity Eoad west of the intersection of Amity Eoad and Whalley Avenue, where there is a rotary traffic circle with signs directing traffic to “Go Eight.”
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— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-227(a)(2) — 1 case
State v. Coccomo, 31 A.3d 1012 (Conn. 2011). “The defendant subsequently was charged with numerous offenses and was convicted, after a jury trial, of three counts each of manslaughter in the second degree with a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 53a-56b (a) and misconduct with a motor vehicle in violation of…”
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