Perkins v. State

Carley, Judge.

David T. Perkins was tried by a jury on October 2, 1978, on the charge of racing and contest of speed with another (Code Ann. § 68A-808 (a)), a misdemeanor. The state called just one witness, the arresting officer, who testified that he was sitting in his police car near an intersection in Cobb County when two cars pulled up side by side at the red light. The appellant Perkins was in his 1965 Mustang convertible in the outside lane and a co-defendant, David Allen, was in a 1973 Camaro in the inside lane. When the traffic light turned green, both cars started off. The lane in…