Connecticut Rules

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MIDDLETOWN, Connecticut (AP) -- A woman charged with
causing a fatal car crash in 1999 says that she couldn't have been
behind the wheel because she was performing a sex act on the driver at
the time. Heather Specyalski, 33, was charged with second-degree
manslaughter in the crash that killed businessman Neil Esposito.
Prosecutors allege that she was driving Esposito's Mercedes-Benz
convertible when it veered off the road and hit several trees. But
Specyalski claims that Esposito was driving, and she was performing
oral sex on him at the time, said her attorney, Jeremiah Donovan. He
noted that Esposito's pants were down when he was thrown from the car.
Superior Court Judge Robert L. Holzberg ruled Tuesday that Specyalski
can proceed with the defense, despite objections by the prosecutor. "A
defendant has a right to offer a defense no matter how outlandish,
silly or unbelievable one might think it will be," Holzberg said. He
added: "No one ever told me in law school that we'd be having these
kinds of conversations in open court." Assistant State's Attorney
Maureen Platt said the defense is flawed. "His pants could have been
down because he was mooning a car he was drag racing," Platt said. "His
pants could have been down because he was urinating out of a window.
His pants could have been down because he wasn't feeling well."

"Honey, I'm feeling a little carsick. I'm just going to put the seat back and take my pants off for a while."

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