Legal Opinion
Payne v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 20, 1998No. A98A0596PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Payne appeals his convictions of driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent that it is less safe to drive, OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (1), and driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.10 grams or more, OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (5). Since the same incident gave rise to both charges, the court merged the verdicts in sentencing.
1. Payne charges the trial court with error in denying a motion to suppress evidence which he filed before trial and then renewed at trial. He maintains that a roadblock stop that culminated in his DUI arrest “violated his right to be free from unreasonable…
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