State v. Hammons

HOWARD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of driving while intoxicated in violation of § 577.010, 1 and a conviction of failure to drive on the right half of a roadway of sufficient width in violation of § 304.015. Appellant raises three points on appeal. First, he contends the trial court erred in admitting his statements without independent evidence to establish the corpus delicti of the crime. Second, he claims the trial court abused its discretion in finding him guilty without evidence to establish that he was under the influence of alcohol at the time he operated a motor vehicle.…