Muthu v. the State

MERCIER, Judge.

Gajendra Muthu appeals his convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol-less safe, and failure to maintain lane. He raises three enumerations of error, arguing that the trial court erred by improperly commenting on the credibility of his expert witness in violation of OCGA § 17-8-57; by restricting the testimony of his expert as to the effects of acid reflux disease on the results of breath tests; and, when faced with a deadlocked jury, by failing to declare a mistrial, reading the Allen charge, and refusing to consider the…