McCoy v. State

The defendant was tried in the superior court of Talbot county on an indictment charging him with operating an automobile, while under the influence of intoxicating liquors and drugs, on a public highway in that county. He was convicted; his motion for new trial was overruled, and that judgment is assigned as error. Before pleading generally to the indictment, the accused filed his plea of former jeopardy. A traverse to the plea was filed; and by agreement of counsel the issue thus raised went to trial before the court and jury, along with the issue raised by the indictment and the plea of…