State v. Taft

GiveN, Judge:

Defendant, Burl H. Taft, was indicted by a grand jury of the Circuit Court of Monongalia County, at the January, 1957, Term. The violations alleged arise from the occurrence described in State v. Taft, case No. 10907, decided this Term, 143 W. Va. 369, 102 S. E. 2d 149. The facts need not be repeated here. The indictment in the instant case is in two counts. The first count charges defendant with having driven an automobile while “under the influence of intoxicating liquor”. The second count alleges that defendant unlawfully drove an automobile while “under the influence of drugs…