State v. Ruona

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HARRISON:

Defendant has appealed from a judgment of conviction of driving an automobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

The following facts were adduced at the trial: John Bevan, a policeman and witness for the state, testified that about 3:00 a.m., the morning of October 16, 1956, he found the defendant *245in his car which was parked, with motor running, in or partially in the traffic lane of a public street in Billings, Montana. Upon finding the car, Bevan called deputy sheriff Delbert Jones to come to the scene. His reason for calling Jones was that he was…