State v. Hatfield

Defendant, appellant herein, was convicted in County Court of operating a motor vehicle while in a state of intoxication in violation of Section 4511.19, Revised Code.

According to the evidence, a state highway patrolman found defendant at approximately 1:30 a. m. on March 19, 1963, asleep and slumped over the steering wheel of his automobile which was sitting on the soft berm on the north side of State Highway No. 35, facing west, with the rear wheels partly sunk in mud and with the motor running.

The patrolman testified that he awakened the defendant, who was alone in the car, and asked him…