People v. Wallace

The defendant, James Wallace, was tried by the court and convicted of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of section 47 of the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 95Yz, par. 144 (a).) He was fined $100.00 and ordered to pay $5.00 costs. The dispositive issue is whether he was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

About 11:00 P.M. on February 7, 1969, a police officer came upon a stalled and badly damaged automobile near Routes 7 and 83 Palos Township, Cook County. The car was unoccupied but there were fresh…