Catchings v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

Upon a trial without a jury on a plea of not guilty, appellant was assessed a fine of $100 and 3 days in jail for the offense of driving a motor vehicle upon a public highway while intoxicated.

The issue of appellant’s state of sobriety was closely contested, but the finding of the trial judge that he was intoxicated at the time in question is supported by the evidence, which will be stated from the standpoint of the state.

The automobile driven by appellant was involved in a minor collision, at a street intersection, with an automobile driven by one Lee Ellis Tate. The collision…