Beck v. State

DIMOND, Justice.

Appellant waived trial by jury in the district magistrate court, and after a trial by the court was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. 1 He appealed to the superior court where his conviction was affirmed. 2 On appeal to this court appellant contends that the state failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The state presented one witness, Lowell Parker, a trooper with the Alaska State Police. Parker testified that at approximately 1:00 a. m. on August 9, 1964 he followed defendant’s automobile for about two miles…