Legal Opinion
In Re Merkle
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 20, 1960No. Crim. 7172PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARDS, J. pro tem. *
Petitioner, while driving an automobile at 2:30 a. m. on September 14, 1959, was stopped by the Whittier police because of his erratic driving. He was given a field sobriety test, placed under arrest for drunk driving and taken to the police station. A misdemeanor eom plaint was duly filed, charging him with drunk driving under Vehicle Code, section 502, and driving without a driver's license, Vehicle Code, section 274, subdivision (b), and petitioner was found guilty of both charges by a jury trial. After denial of a motion for new trial, he was sentenced to serve 10…
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