Legal Opinion

Scott v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided July 19, 1949No. 7 Div. 21PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARWOOD, Judge.

This appellant’s jury trial resulted in a verdict of guilty on a complaint charging him with driving a vehicle on a highway while dru-nk or intoxicated.

The testimony of Mr. W. C. Glenn, a State Highway Patrolman, tended to establish abundantly the guilt of this appellant when he was arrested at about 4:00 P.M.

The -tendency of the evidence presented by the defense was to negative any condition of intoxication or misconduct on the part of the defendant on the occasion in question.

Thus purely a question of fact, solely within the province of the jury to resolve, was presented on…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Childress v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  2. Conn v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1923

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  2. Forrester v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1962
  3. McTerry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  4. Hobson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1952
  5. Veasey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1970

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