Brandon v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

John Brandon was convicted of two counts of driving while intoxicated, speeding and exceeding the maximum posted speed limit. He enumerates three errors on appeal.

This case arose as Brandon returned home from a dinner date during which he consumed several alcoholic beverages. The arresting officer initially stopped Brandon for speeding, but detected the odor of alcoholic beverages emanating from the car and asked Brandon to perform several field tests. When the results were mixed and Brandon registered positive on the alco-sensor, the officer arrested him and drove to…