Brooks v. State

Pope, Judge.

Appellant Scott Brooks was convicted by a jury of D.U.I. At trial Officer Spratlin, the arresting officer, testified to the following facts surrounding appellant’s arrest: At approximately 2:00 a.m. on March 30, 1985, Officer Spratlin observed a grey vehicle traveling northbound on 1-85 at a high rate of speed. After he stopped the vehicle, he observed the occupants of the car swap seats so that the “passenger” (Shawn Breakey) was in the driver’s seat and the “driver” (appellant) was in the passenger seat. Officer Spratlin testified that he was approximately 10 feet away when he…