Craig v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Safety

471 S.W.2d 11 (1971)

Wesley Thomas CRAIG, Appellant,

v.

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, William O. Newman, Commissioner, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

September 24, 1971.

Cabell D. Francis, Ben K. Wilmot, Stanford, for appellant.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Mary Jo Arterberry, Midway, for appellee.

STEINFELD, Judge.

Kentucky State Police Officers lifted appellant, Craig, out of a motor vehicle parked on a highway. He appeared to be unconscious but he promptly revived. When the officers smelled the presence of alcoholic beverages and observed his demeanor they…