Legal Opinion

Fairbanks v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 8, 2000No. A00A0716PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Chief Judge.

A jury found Tyrone Fairbanks guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent he was a less safe driver. He appeals from the conviction entered on the verdict, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict and claiming that the trial court erred in allowing testimony that he refused to submit to a chemical test of his blood, in repeating certain jury charges, and in commenting on his failure to testify. Because each of these contentions is without merit, the conviction is affirmed.

On appeal, we view the evidence in a light most…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  3. Firsanov v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  4. Martin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  5. Cloud v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Stephens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  2. Nelson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  3. Payne v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  4. Handschuh v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  5. Trotter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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