Brown v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

In Brown v. State, 1 we held that the evidence was sufficient to support Melvin Brown’s convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol and violating the Georgia Driver’s License Act. In addition, we held that the trial court properly considered evidence of Brown’s prior guilty pleas in aggravation of sentence, despite Brown’s claim that the State failed to carry its burden of proving that the pleas were voluntary. 2 The Supreme Court vacated our judgment and remanded the case for reconsideration in light of its subsequent holding in Nash v. State. 3 Because the Supreme…