CREWS v. COMMONWEALTH


138 S.E.2d 265 (1964)

205 Va. 547

Earl David CREWS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

October 12, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip M. Sadler; Robert J. Ingram, Pulaski (Gilmer, Harman & Sadler, Pulaski, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

R. D. McIlwaine, III, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, WHITTLE and CARRICO, JJ.


CARRICO, Justice.

Earl David Crews, the defendant, was convicted by the trial court, trying the case without a jury, of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants (Code, § 18.1-54, 1960 Repl.Vol.). His punishment was fixed at a fine of $200.00 and confinement in jail for a period of sixty days, the jail sentence being suspended during his good behavior for one year. We granted the defendant a writ of error.

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