Batchelor v. State

RITA W. GRUBER, Judge.

|,Appellant Jennifer Batchelor appeals from convictions for driving while intoxicated, first offense, and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. Appellant’s sole point on appeal is that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress. We affirm appellant’s conviction.

On September 9, 2011, appellant was stopped on Interstate 540 in Benton County by Lieutenant Andy Lee. At the time of the traffic stop, Lieutenant Lee was employed by the Bentonville Police Department. 1 He testified that he had been commissioned by the Benton County Sheriffs Office as a deputy…