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340 S.W.2d 817

Avants v. State

Decided December 7, 1960

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently October 1985

2 state decisions

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Decided 1960-12-07

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BELCHER, Commissioner.

¶1The conviction is for driving while intoxicated; the punishment, three days in jail and a fine of $100.

¶2To show that the appellant drove an automobile — one of the constituent elements of the offense of driving while intoxicated— the state relied upon the testimony of Officer Wallace.

¶3Officer Wallace testified that when he first saw the appellant, she was slumped down in the front seat of an automobile which was a Triple-A Cab that had been involved in an accident with another automobile on a public street; and that she was alone in the automobile with the doors closed and its right front badly damaged.

¶4The above evidence is deemed insufficient to show that the appellant drove the automobile.

¶5The judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.

¶6Opinion approved by the Court.

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