State v. Jackson

The respondent was convicted of the offense of driving an automobile upon a public highway while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, after a trial by jury in the Orleans County municipal court. The case is before us on her exceptions.

The evidence of the State tended to show the respondent’s erratic management of her automobile and her extravagant actions and speech after she was stopped; her statement that she had had to drink a bottle of “near beer” and a glass of “home brew”; and the fact that her breath had the odor of liquor. The defense called a physician as a witness, who…