State v. Chester

STONE, Judge.

Defendant Ivan A. Chester appeals from the judgment and sentence entered upon the jury verdict which found him guilty of the misdemeanor of driving a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated condition [V.A.M.S. § 564.440, as amended Laws 1963, p. 686], and assessed the minimum punishment, to wit, a fine of $100.

Defendant’s principal point on this appeal is that “the court erred in refusing to direct a verdict of not guilty at the close of the state’s case or at the dose of all evidence . . . .” Motions for directed verdict in criminal cases were abolished and motions for judgment of…