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Crum v. City of Rock Springs
652 P.2d 27
Wyo.
1982
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*1 proposed owned them. The order

purports usage to control the land home- parties

site who are not owners to this Appellants

action or to the action. first authority

further seek to limit the of home-

site to come onto owners their ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‍invitations private paragraph

their The last property. order ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‍appellants’ proposed amending

injunction states:

“Except insofar as modified herein ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‍pri- Defendants of thе roadways

vate in the North Fork Subdivi-

sion shall unauthorized use under and

by virtue of the Supreme opinion Court Injunction

and the entered herein which

has been affirmed and Defendants are

perpetually enjoined from any such au- use in origi-

thorized accordance with the Injunction

nal entered herein.” (Empha-

sis thing most charitable can paragraph

said about that it seems injunction beyond pro-

extend what injunction original

vided in the what event, mandated this ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‍court. incomprehensible paragraph

tends obfuscate the dimensions

injunction.

We hold the trial court substantially

complied with the mandate of this court.

Affirmed. CRUM, Appellant William

James

(Defendant), SPRINGS,

The CITY OF ROCK (Plaintiff).

Appellee

No. 5693. Court

Supreme Wyoming. 15, 1982.

Oct. *2 McKinney, J. of Pickett & McKin- Harley November was also uncontroverted. for ney, Springs, appellant. Rock was There that testimony twicе drove intersections with red lights, for appearance appellee. No the trier of so that fact could have inferred ROSE, J., Before C. and THOM- that was incapable safely of driv- BROWN, and AS, ROONEY JJ. was, a motor vеhicle. however, There a of proof failure of the element the BROWN, Justice. under appellant was guilty municipal was found Appellant cating liquor. violating Springs City court of Rock Ordi- Evidence of a blood test is not 5-157, driving while the nance No. to a person appealed He influence of alcohol. the influence of intoxicating liquor. Ham for the Third District Court Judicial Dis- mer v. Town of P.2d 884 trict, County, Wyoming, Sweetwater Here, the officer present municipal argues affirmed He the only ed testimony on appeal that he was not advised The and behavior. offi and rights, City failed to his cer was with prove the elements of offense flushed, that his was that he charged. he was having some trouble his a Appellant blood alcohol leaning up against balance without municipal court found that the that he and could not the field results inadmissible. It rulеd that sobriety tests “too well.” been to leg “I asked him stand with his without the admission the blood test out in front of him and guilty. reverse results to find understand). do he couldn’t not And agree conten- because foot down several to thе evidence was insufficient times. support his conviction. then and turn City Springs Rock Ordinance No. 5- back around take five towards 157(a), in effect at the time of appellant’s ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‍toe. the heel to He couldn’t dо this with- trial, provided: arrest balance several times. who person “It is unlawful for asked him to stand at modified attention li- under the influence with his head back and his quor him in- degree to a which renders he in this posi- vehicle, safely driving a capable of motor tion.” have physical drive or actual control of policeman that the within the of Rock any vehicle not do “too well” on the appellant did sobri- Springs.” test itsеlf to ety enough by allow a of the offense (1) elements are trier of fact to draw a person (2) be charged influence of adopting intoxication. We would be a intoxicating liquor (3) to a degree whiсh permitting an inference intoxication incapable of safely driving a renders to be drawn from a decision vehicle; (4) that the accused be driv- motor fail do intoxication. “too physical control vehicle or in actual of a on a test for a well” number of (5) within city Springs on having nothing to do with reasons intoxi- elements about a certain date. Each cating liquor: facie prima establish proved must be “ ‘ question approximately case. There There are have identity pathological conditions an automobile of alcoholism. he had been toms to those An similar might Rock about within the condition apparent alcoholic due to alcohol at all. It be merely evidence tending to es- of injury result or sickness. tablish that intoxicating liquor respon- as taking medicines often act if sible for behavior аnd imbibing freely. been too The diabetic in ance, the evidence was not sufficient “to of, of, need or with an overdose insulin form the basis for reasonable inference of *3 may if he Inju- act as were intoxiсated. guilt beyond a reasonable Harvey doubt.” system ries to the nervous or a concussion State, Wyo., 1386, v. (1979). 1387 may brain create alcoholic Appellant was under explain duty ** * Butts, toms. v. actions; prosecution had the burden 926, 932, 21 799 (1960), N.Y.S.2d Misc.2d of proof. prosecution If the presented had citing 1953, Leg.Doc., from New York No. linking evidence the appellant with al- 25, 11-12. pp. cohol, then appellant would have been well The above-cited case went on to hold advised to provide some explanation if he that a test was required chemical to obtain wanted to prosecution’s rebut the proof of cоnviction, something have al being the element of under the influence of is ready ruled not necessary. Hammer v. there was no Town of supra. have indi proof to rebut. cated, however, that must there be somе Sheridan, v. City Norwood ingestion of alcohol. Goich v. (1979), 593 P.2d 184 the appellant had been 179, Wyo. 119 (1959), involved in an altercation with another concerned essentially a statute with driver, his car and used to batter wording sаme as the Rock Springs ordi car. He about an hour was arrested later. nance. We said the trial court had properly presented evidence appellant had instructed that the phrase “undеr the influ drinking incident, liquor” meant that a before, explanation another person had taken into his stomach a suffi One officer had the incident. quantity cient of intoxicating liquor so as to “flared,” face was deprive him the normal control of his bloodshot, and he smelled of bodily or mental faculties. Without appel alcohol. The breathalizer lant’s admission that he had been drinking, .168, shown a blood alcohol content of or without someone else’s statutory which raised a presumption of drinking, or had seen upheld intoxication. We the conviction in without an of the odor of observation alco case, the Nоrwood but said the evi- hol, presence alcohol in or the dence was lean. Other courts have ruled without some linking or evidence alcohol, similarly, upheld of them all con- is just as victions showed that thеre been some defendant had drinking. not been We hold that evidence alcohol. linking must be some evidence an accused suppressed than the Other intoxicating liquor the prosecu before .13, blood alcohol level tion can meet the proving burden of that an there is no evidence alcohol. accused is under the intoxicat it, appellant’s Without conviction ing liquor. upheld. ‘view the evidenсe “This court will in a belief in favorable to [T]he accused sufficient must questions convict and determine law as to the evidence in the case. A upon

whether there based substantial di- circumstantial, both, which, lack of evidence such rect supplied by juror what a with the reasonable inferences that knows or therefrom, procedure be drawn will sustain the ver- believes. Under our ” Blakely State, Wyo., solely upon diсt.’ to base verdict (1975). given and law as him the * * *” in, from, “[mjoderate or abstinent 18 means Robinson Black’s Wyo. intoxicating liquors,” 106 P. the use 5th Ed. “Intoxicated” Dictionary, Law appli- case is The doctrine of the Robinson intoxicant, an “[ajffected by means aware municipal judge here. The cable intoxicating liquor,” influence of an blood but had of the results of the Dictionary, Law 5th Ed. He Black’s ruled that this test was not admissible. not, therefore, knowledge then was that convict the to determine if he was tests Reversed. sober, i.e., not under he did not do well in cating liquor; that ROONEY, Justice, dissenting, with whom tests; he was arrested for and that Justice, joins. while under the while *4 founded on the majority opinion intoxicating liquor. fluence contention that there was no evidence sub- suggests that majority opinion appellant mitted at the trial that in appellant’s was no evidence to tiе intoxicating liquor. I find a cause of intoxica- ance and behavior with plain and uncontroverted the evidence “tending to tion, was no evidence that there he was under such influence. intoxicating liquor wаs re- establish that officer testified that After ap- appellant’s behavior and sponsible for observing stopped he had above-quoted I submit pearance.” him his vehicle two red drive just that. The tests testimоny does lights, he testified: so- if he was appellant were to determine him —I traced him and “A. We observed ber, i.e., a result of the not intoxicated. As license, he him for his driver’s asked driving while tests, was arrested for he face; his had a flushed to his the influence of in- having and he was speech was Obviously, appellant toxicating liquor. some trouble his balance failed the tests de- because he arrested against his car. I leaning up not he was whether or signed to determine sobriety so- asked him to do some —field intoxicating liquor. the influence of did, me, he tests for which he briety itself, rational permits in Such very them well. did not was under the conclusion “Q. sobriety What tests? liquor. fluence of right I him to stand with his “A. asked of him and leg out in front absolutely no evi- there was Inasmuch as understand). And he couldn’t do contrary, it was within dence to the his foot down sever- this without to find as a matter the trial court al times. was under the influ- of fact and then turn five back towards around and take court, affirming in the hold- The district this with- the heel to toe. He couldn’t do court, properly summarized of the his balance several times. on this issue: modified atten- asked him to stand at a [appellant], stopping After him his head back and his noted the defendant’s witness] [the in this and he and his flushed, his slurred position. short, unsteady. balance him the tests I advised giving “After by test administered sobriety failed the that he was under arrest ” ”* * (Bracketed material the officer. (Emphasis while intoxicated. added.) emphasis noted the district court is a test to determine appeal, quot- for consideration standard is sober. “Sober” whether or not a from Harvey Wyo., Also referring Reinholt v. 1386, 1387 (1979): (1979); oft-repeated “The which we test Association, Police Protection sufficiency evidence on appeal of Wyo., (1980); Brittain v. criminal matter is that we examine and Booth, Wyo., P.2d accept as true the evidence of prose- The evidence not only sufficient cution, leaving out of consideration en- form basis for a reasonable inference of tirely the evidence of the defendant guilt beyond doubt, a reasonable it was therewith, conflict give and we establish, infer- every favor- ence, finding the fаct finder of able inference which may reasonably and beyond a reasonable doubt. fairly be drawn therefrom. Stated an- I would affirm the district court’s affirm- way is not whether the evidence —it ance of the judgment establishes guilt beyond a us, doubt for but rather whether it is sufficient to form the basis for a reasona-

ble inference of beyond a reasonable

doubt to be jury drawn when the

evidence is viewed in the most fa-

vorable to the State. [Citations.]”

Case Details

Case Name: Crum v. City of Rock Springs
Court Name: Wyoming Supreme Court
Date Published: Oct 15, 1982
Citation: 652 P.2d 27
Docket Number: 5693
Court Abbreviation: Wyo.
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