Legal Opinion

Scheipers v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 24, 1998No. A98A1478PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Guy Scheipers was found guilty of having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10 grams or more within three hours after driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle. See OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (5). Scheipers contends in his sole enumeration of error that there is insufficient evidence to support his conviction because the machine used to test his breath has a 0.010 margin of error. We disagree and affirm his conviction.

The evidence shows that Scheipers was given a breathalyzer test on an Intoximeter 5000 machine following his arrest for driving…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lattarulo v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  3. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Newton v. THE STATECourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Lanier v. City of ManchesterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Totino v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  2. Bagwell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  3. Campbell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Cawthon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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