Dorris v. State

Phipps, Judge.

At a bench trial, Connie Ann Dorris was found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent that it was less safe for her to drive and of driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol concentration. For sentencing purposes, the trial court merged the former conviction into the latter. Dorris appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to show that, while intoxicated, she had been operating a motor vehicle. Finding the circumstantial evidence adequate in that regard, we affirm.

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