Hatch v. State

GARRARD, Presiding Judge.

Freddie Hatch was convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. See IC 9-11-2-2. His appeal challenges the validity of his arrest, the admissibility of the breath test evidence, and sufficiency of the evidence. We affirm.

On the night of December 14, 1987, Fort Wayne Police Officer Paul Smith was patrolling in his police car. He noticed an old green car that was proceeding in the same direction as Smith, weaving and crossing the center line where it proceeded east for a distance in the westbound lane before returning to the eastbound lane. Officer Smith turned on…