Pryor v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellant filed this appeal from the denial of his motion for new trial following his conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol.

The arresting officer, a Georgia state patrolman, encountered the appellant at the scene of a single vehicle accident and determined that he had been the driver and sole occupant of a truck which was overturned in the middle of an intersection. Observing that the appellant’s gait was unsteady, that his speech was slurred, and that he had a strong odor of alcohol about him, the trooper concluded that he was intoxicated and…