People v. Miller

The defendant, Harry Miller, was charged in an information with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of section 47 of the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways (111. Rev. Stat. 1957, chap. 95%, par. 144). On a plea of not guilty the case was tried by the court without a jury. The defendant was found guilty and was fined $200 and costs, and he sued out a writ of error to review his conviction.

The defendant contends that the State failed to prove the corpus delicti and failed to establish the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. On…