State v. Hill
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1DissentJustice Huskins
Defendant was convicted of drunken driving. Upon the facts in this record his guilt is so obvious that reasonable men, women or children could not arrive at a different conclusion. Therefore, unless his1 rights have been prejudicially violated, amounting to a denial of due process, his conviction should be sustained.
The record shows: (1) Officer Tierney arrived on the scene two minutes after defendant had driven his 1964 Lincoln Continental into the Stroupe vehicle, which Mr. Stroupe had stopped at the right curb on a four-lane street in an effort to avoid the collision; (2) defendant told…
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- Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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