City of Sioux Falls v. Christensen

The City Attorney of Sioux Falls filed a complaint in Municipal Court charging defendant with violating two traffic ordinances as follows: Count I. Operating a motor vehicle upon the streets of said city while under the influence óf' intoxicating liquor, and Count II, for operating a motor vehicle without due caution or circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any .person of property. The jury found defendant guilty of both offenses and he appeals.

Defendant was arrested late in the evening of August 19, 1960. He was taken to the police station…