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State v. Long

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District
Feb 11, 1974
504 S.W.2d 323 (Mo. Ct. App. 1974)

Opinion

No. 35040.

November 20, 1973. Motion for Transfer of Cause to Supreme Court Denied December 7, 1973. Application to Transfer Denied February 11, 1974.

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT, WARREN COUNTY, GEORGE P. ADAMS, J.

Crews Gaw, James F. Crews, Tipton, for defendant-appellant.

Darryl L. Hicks, Pros. Atty., Warrenton, for plaintiff-respondent.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


The defendant was found guilty of driving while intoxicated, second offense, by a jury and sentenced in accordance with the verdict to thirty days imprisonment, in the Circuit Court of Warren County, George P. Adams, Judge.

The only issue raised on appeal is the court's failure to define "intoxicated condition" in the instructions to the jury, and also the failure of the statute, § 564.440, V.A.M.S., to define it. The lack of definition is not error, since any juror would readily understand what was meant by a charge of operating a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated condition; to attempt to define it would tend to confuse rather than clarify the issues. State v. Johnson, 55 S.W.2d 967, 968 (Mo. 1932); State v. Weston, 202 S.W.2d 50, 53 (Mo. 1947). Moreover, an extended opinion would be of no presidential value.

Accordingly, finding no error of law, we affirm, pursuant to Rule 84.16(b), V.A.M.R.

CLEMENS, P. J. and GUNN, J., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Long

Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District
Feb 11, 1974
504 S.W.2d 323 (Mo. Ct. App. 1974)
Case details for

State v. Long

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF MISSOURI, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. RALPH EVERETT LONG…

Court:Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District

Date published: Feb 11, 1974

Citations

504 S.W.2d 323 (Mo. Ct. App. 1974)

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