Hale v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Following a bench trial, the trial judge found Traci Hale guilty of “laying drags,” defined in OCGA § 40-6-251 as causing a vehicle to *711move in a zigzag or circular course or to gyrate or spin around. Hale appeals, alleging the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We agree and reverse Hale’s conviction.

Viewed in a light most favorable to support the trial judge’s verdict, the evidence shows that on October 11, 2002, at approximately 1:30 a.m., an officer less than one block away heard someone allegedly “laying drags.” The sound, consisting of an engine…