State v. Ketter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

The defendant appeals from a conviction of driving an automobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

The facts were, substantially, as follows: About dark on the *517evening of March 3, 1925, the defendant and one George Preston drove into the town of Norwich. They stopped near a hotel conducted by T. R. Newkirk. The defendant had come to take a lady, with her trunk and other baggage, to Wichita. He entered the hotel and asked for the lady. Newkirk observed that he was unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol. His actions were…