Hill v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

This case involves a DWI committed on private property. Appellant argues that driving while intoxicated is not a criminal offense when it occurs on private property and evidence of inebriation should have been suppressed because of irregularities involving his arrest. Appellant also submits the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. We find no merit in these points.

On July 23, 1992, Russell Hill, appellant, was a customer at a private club in Fort Smith. When the club closed about 5:00 a.m., appellant walked to his truck on the club’s parking lot. According to…