State v. Cummings

The State’s evidence impressively shows that the defendant operated a motor vehicle upon the streets of the City of High Point and that he was intoxicated. The defendant complains that it doesn’t directly show that he drove while he was intoxicated. His position is well taken unless the evidence will reasonably and logically sustain such a finding. Here, the State relies upon circumstantial evidence, which, as has been said is “merely direct evidence indirectly applied.” It is evidence of facts from which other facts may be fairly and sensibly deduced. It has long been the law in our state…