Jones v. State

The direct evidence against this defendant, who was on trial charged with operating an automobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquors, is as follows: The defendant admitted in his statement that he was driving the automobile and wrecked it; officers who saw him 30 minutes later testified that he was in a drunken condition at that time; and a passing motorist who witnessed the wreck took the defendant to a hospital, immediately after which the defendant stated to him that he had been drinking. All this evidence is merely circumstantial as to the ultimate fact to be found by the…