Napier v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction by a jury of driving under the influence of alcohol (OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (1)), driving too fast for conditions (OCGA §§ 40-6-180 and 40-6-181), driving after being declared an habitual violator (OCGA § 40-5-58), operating a motor vehicle without effective insurance (OCGA § 33-34-12), and theft by taking of an automobile (OCGA § 16-8-2).

The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, shows that on the evening of September 29, 1986, defendant’s 1973 Nova broke down and he called a friend who picked up Gentry and went to…