Scott v. State

The defendant, Mirral Dewey Scott, was charged in the county court of Kiowa county with the offense of driving an automobile on a public highway while under the influence of intoxicating liquor; was tried, convicted, and sentenced to pay a fine of $250 and has appealed.

For a reversal of the judgment of conviction, two propositions are presented: (1) The evidence is insufficient to support the conviction. (2) The county attorney was guilty of misconduct in making prejudicial statements to the jury which deprived the defendant of a fair and impartial trial.

E. N. Haynes, a highway patrolman,…