King v. State

Pope, Judge.

Defendant Frank Melvin King brings this appeal from his conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol. Defendant was tried and convicted in the Probate Court of Upson County. His conviction was affirmed on certiorari to the Superior Court of Upson County and we granted his petition for discretionary review. Held:

1. Defendant first enumerates as error the probate court’s refusal to allow defense counsel to make a tape recording of the proceedings “as a work product for personal use in a possible retrial or appeal of the case.” The judge of the probate court explained that he…