Some states have a "physical control" law- Physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Ends up being the same penalty and record as a DUI. Sleeping in the car with key in ignition or in pocket would get you the ticket. Years ago, locking the key in the trunk would get you off, but now with remote trunk openers in cars, I'm not sure. Only sure way to sleep one off in the car is to hide the key away from the car (under a rock at the edge of the parking lot, or some such), then tell the cop you don't know where the key is. But most drunks aren't thinking clearly enough to do so.
I would think it would be pretty easy to get an acquittal on the merits, on a guy sleeping in his tractor on his own property, with no indication of having driven, or future intent to drive, on a public road. But a lot would depend on the politics involved in this one.
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