Village of Bayside v. Bruner

In general, the appellant contends that conviction for drunken driving, even though charged under a village ordinance, carries with it such opprobrium that the defendant should be entitled to the protection afforded in a criminal trial. Specifically, he contends that the jury should have been instructed that guilt could only be established by proof beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant could not be called adversely by the village attorney, and that the jury should have been instructed that a unanimous verdict was required rather than the five-sixths verdict used in civil cases.

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