State v. Helgerson

A county attorney’s information charged defendant with the crime of operating a motor vehicle upon the public highway while intoxicated. He pleaded not guilty and was tried to a jury which returned a verdict of guilty. From the judgment pronounced thereon, he appeals.

I. Appellant testified he drank only two cans of beer, between 11 a. m. and 12:45 p. m. on the day in question, and was not intoxicated. He contends the evidence he was intoxicated was insufficient to make his guilt a question of fact for the jury and therefore the court erred in overruling his motion for directed verdict. This…