Casey v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was tried before a jury and convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Officer Christopher McGrath of the Gwinnett County Police Department testified that, after stopping defendant for speeding at about 10:00 in the evening on August 15, 1997, he smelled alcohol on defendant’s breath and noticed that defendant’s speech was slurred, that defendant’s eyes were red and glassy, and that defendant’s face was flushed. Officer McGrath testified that defendant was unsteady on his feet; that defendant failed several field sobriety tests, and that defendant…