State v. Little

LeGRAND, Justice.

Defendant appeals from his conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in violation of section 321.281, Code of Iowa, 1966, on the ground of jury misconduct. Since no other issue is before us, an extended recitation of the facts is unnecessary, and we limit our discussion to those matters bearing on the single assigned error.

On March 16, 1967, defendant drove his car into a ditch on U. S. highway 34 just east of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. He was observed by the State’s principal witness, Don Long, whose home is approximately 100 feet from where the event occurred.…