Chancellor v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

Appellant Craig Robert Chancellor was convicted in a jury trial of failure to maintain lane and driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent it was less safe for him to drive. He contends on appeal that the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress all evidence obtained following his arrest.

1. A Georgia State Patrol trooper testified he responded to a call about an accident around 4:00 p.m. on June 11, 2006, and came upon a vehicle which had left the roadway and become lodged between two trees after traversing a roadside ditch. The driver, whom the…