State v. Runner

McGRAW, Chief Justice:

Gerald A. Runner was convicted of public intoxication in the Circuit Court of Preston County. He appeals, alleging that the trial court erred by refusing to direct a verdict of acquittal and by refusing to set aside the jury’s verdict. The appellant asserts that he was not in a public place at the time of the alleged offense.

The State’s case was presented primarily through the testimony of Trooper R.J. Hicks of the Department of Public Safety. Trooper Hicks testified that while on patrol outside the town of Newberg on the evening of January 3, 1981, he observed a pickup…