Cothran v. State

Benham, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol. She appeals.

The evidence established that on November 18, 1983, a Gwinnett County police officer responded to an accident call on Highway 28. He discovered an overturned car in the highway and appellant, Rebecca Cothran, lying unconscious outside the automobile in the highway. In rendering first aid, the officer detected an odor of alcohol on appellant’s breath. A sample of her blood withdrawn later at the hospital and analyzed at the crime lab revealed a blood alcohol level of .18 grams percent.

1. Appellant…