Billingsley v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted of two counts of vehicular homicide based on evidence that she had caused the deaths of Sheila Flewellen and of Mrs. Flewellen’s unborn child by driving under the influence of alcohol. Mrs. Flewellen was six-months pregnant at the time the incident occurred. A blood test administered to the appellant following her arrest registered her blood-alcohol content at .21 percent. Held:
1. The appellant contends that she cannot be convicted of a separate count of vehicular homicide based on the death of the unborn child because an unborn child does not…
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