Legal Opinion

Murdock v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1958No. 36981PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Townsend, Judge.

Where one is charged with driving an automobile while under the influence of intoxicants, evidence of the manner in which he was driving at the time is admissible on the issue of intoxication, but evidence of his manner of driving on other occasions is not relevant or material. McGregor v. State, 89 Ga. App. 522 (80 S. E. 2d 67); Harper v. State, 91 Ga. App. 456 (3) (86 S. E. 2d 7). The evidence in this case was sufficient to authorize a finding that the defendant was intoxicated to the extent that it was less safe for him to operate the motor vehicle than it would have been…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Harper v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
  2. McGregor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Bagley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
  2. Hill v. RosserCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960

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