Legal Opinion

State v. Ford

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 20, 1986PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SCOTT, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of driving under the influence of an intoxicant, third offense. He was sentenced to serve eleven months and twenty-nine days in the county jail and was fined $1,000.00. On appeal he has presented four issues. In the first he challenges the sufficiency of the convicting evidence. In the second he contends that his motion for judgment of acquittal should have been granted since he was not shown to be driving or in “physical control” of the automobile.

The state’s proof consisted of the testimony of Randy Hartselle, a member of the Tennessee Highway…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  3. State v. HatchettTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Farmer v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1961
  5. Hopson v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1957

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Overstreet v. Shoney's, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
  2. State v. LawrenceTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. ButlerTennessee Supreme Court · 2003
  4. State v. RhodesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
  5. State v. CorderCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1992

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