City of Seattle v. Reel

William E. Reel, appellant-defendant, was convicted in the Municipal Traffic Court of the City of Seattle on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He appealed to the superior court. After a trial de novo in which appellant waived a jury and was tried by the Honorable Frank D. James of the Superior Court for King County, he was again convicted. Here on appeal he claims no error as to the insufficiency of the evidence to convict or as to any other prejudicial errors occurring during the trial. However, he attempts to place his case within the ambit of the…