Mulling v. State

Smith, Judge.

Appellant was convicted and sentenced at a bench trial in the Superior Court of Clarke County on charges of DUI and possession of marijuana. He appeals from the trial court’s orders overruling his motion to suppress evidence and overruling his motion for new trial. This appeal raises issues relating to the sufficiency of the evidence on the DUI conviction and the constitutionality of the police inventory search of appellant’s vehicle. We reverse.

1. The evidence in, support of the DUI conviction consisted of the following: The arresting officer trailed appellant for approximately…