Green v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Robert Anthony Green was convicted of DUI-per se (OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (5)) and impeding the flow of traffic (OCGA § 40-6-184 (a) (1)). Green appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his convictions; the State failed to prove that he knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his right to a jury trial; and his trial counsel was ineffective. For the following reasons, we reverse.

On appeal from a criminal conviction, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict,…