Wright v. State

William Wayne Wright was convicted for driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of Ala. Code 1975, §32-5A-191(a)(2). He was fined $250 and court costs and was ordered to attend DUI school. He raises two issues on this appeal from that conviction.

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Wright's automobile was stopped by two deputies of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department on the night of December 24, 1987, on Highway 78 in Jefferson County. Wright was driving, and his wife was a passenger in the vehicle. Wright told the arresting officer that he had been to a party and had been drinking. Mrs. Wright was arrested at…