Lovell v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Lovell was convicted and sentenced for the offense of alcohol-influenced driving (OCGA § 40-6-391). He had also been charged with operating a motor vehicle without insurance (OCGA § 33-34-12), and driving after his license had been revoked (OCGA § 40-5-121). The jury found him not guilty of the former, and the court directed a verdict of not guilty on the latter because there was no evidence that defendant had received notice from the Georgia Department of Public Safety of the revocation.

1. Lovell asserts that his arrest was without probable cause and thus illegal, so that any…