Payne v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Payne was convicted in the Fulton County State Court of making an impermissible U-turn, driving under the influence, and driving without no-fault insurance. He moved for new trial on the general grounds and amended the motion to include two additional grounds: that the court erred in denying his motion for directed verdict of acquittal on the no-insurance count; and that the court also erred in admitting evidence of a prior similar transaction (DUI) without complying with the requirements of Uniform Court Rule 31.3 (B). After denial of the motion, he appealed…