Williams v. State

Ray, Judge.

During the late night and early morning hours of November 27 and 28, 2010, officers with the Bibb County Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (“HEAT”) unit established a roadblock to conduct sobriety checks. At approximately 2:00 a.m., the officers stopped a vehicle driven by James Williams. The officers observed that Williams appeared to be intoxicated, and they arrested him for driving under the influence of alcohol1 and for violation of the open container law.2 On appeal, Williams does not challenge the trial court’s factual findings, but instead contends that the trial…