Bravo v. State

Miller, Judge.

Convicted of DUI 1 and speeding, 2 William James Bravo appeals on two grounds: (1) the court erred in admitting his refusal to take field sobriety tests, and (2) the court erred in failing to give his requested charge that his refusal to take a chemical test was not alone sufficient to convict him of DUI. Since Bravo was not in custody at the time the officer requested the field sobriety tests, no Miranda warnings were required, and thus his refusal was admissible. And since the court’s overall charge on the permissive inference arising from his refusal to take a chemical test…