State v. Webb

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

The State of Georgia appeals the trial court’s suppression of a test showing .30 percent blood-alcohol content in Curtis Stacey Webb following his arrest for driving while under the influence.

Webb was stopped at a roadblock about 2:00 a.m. The officer who stopped him was immediately made aware that Webb is hearing and speech impaired. The arresting officer communicated his implied consent rights to Webb through Webb’s friend, Kendall, who had been in the car behind Webb’s car when Webb was stopped. Kendall used sign language to convey the officer’s statements and…