Commonwealth of Penna. v. Beattie

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

Defendant was tried on two bills of indictment at the same time, one' charging him with murder and the other with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was acquitted on the murder bill and convicted and sentenced to a prison term for the other crime, and has brought this appeal. In order to determine whether some of the contentions of appellant’s counsel are well taken, a brief statement of the facts and circumstances, which we may assume the jury found from the evidence, seems to be required.

About 9:30 o’clock on the evening of…