State v. Lewis

WALKER, Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction for driving while impaired. The State’s evidence tended to show the following. On 7 February 1998, defendant, a Miami, Florida police officer, was traveling north on N.C. 19/23 in Buncombe County when he was stopped by Officer Barry Jarrett of the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. Officer Jarrett had observed the defendant speeding and almost striking Officer Jarrett’s vehicle.

After stopping the defendant, Officer Jarrett observed that the defendant’s eyes were bloodshot, his face was flushed, he had an odor of alcohol about him, his…