Hundley v. Commonwealth

Appellant, Joseph Richard Hundley, Jr., was arrested in Franklin county, Virginia, on December 2,1950, upon a warrant charging him with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants in violation of section 18-75 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, and of reckless driving as prohibited by section 46-208.

Hundley was convicted in the trial justice court. His punishment under the first charge was fixed at a fine of $200 and thirty days in jail, and under the reckless driving charge at a fine of $200.

Upon appeal to the circuit court the defendant was tried before a jury on February…