Legal Opinion

Crossley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 13, 2003No. A03A1210PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eldridge, Judge.

Following a bench trial in the State Court of Henry County, John Wayne Crossley was found guilty of driving under the influence per se (OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (5)) 1 and reckless driving (OCGA § 40-6-390). 2 Crossley appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial, contending, as best we can discern, that the judgment of conviction as to driving under the influence should be reversed for the trial court’s failure to allow his sole defense of involuntary intoxication before the jury or to credit such defense upon the bench trial of the case. In support of the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Pardo v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  2. Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  3. K-Mart Corp. v. CokerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Hoffer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Cox v. City of LawrencevilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. Annaswamy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
  4. Myers v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Stokes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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