Childress v. City of Huntsville

Appellant was charged by the City of Huntsville by formal complaint of driving under the influence of alcohol. Appellant was duly arraigned and pled not guilty. The case was tried before a jury and appellant was found guilty and sentenced to twenty (20) days' imprisonment and fined five hundred dollars ($500).

On October 8, 1983, Officer William Culver of the Huntsville Police Department was on patrol on Governors Drive in Huntsville, Alabama. He was traveling east when he observed a vehicle with only one headlight approaching from the opposite direction. This vehicle then proceeded south onto…