Taylor v. State

Adams, Judge.

Fred Gilbert Taylor, Jr. was tried by jury and convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, having an open container, and driving on a suspended license. He appeals only the conviction of driving under the influence.

The evidence shows that after midnight on May 12, 2002, Officer Thigpen of the Sardis Police Department received a call that an accident had occurred. At the scene, Thigpen saw a white car in a ditch with the front end in the air. Taylor was sitting in the back seat among several opened and unopened cans of beer. The hood of the car was still warm, the keys…