State v. Coomer, Jr.

The respondent was convicted in the Orleans County municipal court of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The respondent made a motion for a directed verdict at the close of the State’s case, which was renewed at the close of all the evidence, contending that there is no evidence supporting the essential elements of the crime charged to justify the submission of the case to the jury. His exception to the overruling of this motion is first considered.

The evidence most favorable to the State tended to show that the respondent on January 11, 1932,…