State v. Dawkins

Appellant was convicted of driving under the influence and sentenced to three (3) years imprisonment, suspended upon the service of fifteen (15) months. On this appeal appellant asserts error on the part of the trial judge in refusing to ask a certain question on voir dire examination, and in making a statement to the jury concerning the existence of certain testimony.

The first of the alleged errors deals with an area in which the trial judge is given wide discretion. We find no abuse of discretion here.

We find merit to appellant’s contention, however, that the trial judge made an…