Ballew v. State

Steele Hays, Justice.

Billy Ballew was convicted in circuit court of driving while intoxicated. He contends on appeal that the trial court should have ruled that he was entitled to a chemical analysis of his blood, breath, or urine at no expense to him. We reject the argument and affirm the judgment.

Ballew was arrested on February 21, 1990, by Deputy Sheriff A1 Nelson. Officer Nelson testified that he saw a 1983 Chevrolet pickup truck ignore a stop sign and weave back and forth over the center line of the highway. After stopping the vehicle Nelson smelled alcohol and described the driver,…