Chapman v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

Denward Chapman appeals his conviction by a jury of driving under the influence, less safe driver. On appeal, Chapman contends the trial court erred in excluding evidence of Officer Goosman’s professional misconduct.

It is undisputed that at the time of trial, Officer Goosman had resigned from the Hall County Sheriff’s Department, under threat of being fired. During his employment with the Sheriff’s Department, he had been under investigation for sexual misconduct and for an accident in which a pedestrian was struck by his patrol car. The sexual misconduct investigation…