Lawson v. State

Ellington, Chief Judge.

A Clayton County jury found Anthony Lawson guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol, OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (5) (per se); driving an uninsured vehicle, OCGA § 40-6-10 (b); driving a motor vehicle with a suspended registration, OCGA § 40-6-15 (a); and violating a county open container ordinance. Lawson challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his convictions. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, 1 the record shows the following. At about 3:00 a.m. on January 30,…