Pulliam v. State

SOUTHWICK, P.J.,

for the court.

¶ 1. Kenneth Pulliam was convicted by a Leake County Circuit Court jury of his first offense of driving under the influence. On appeal, Pulliam argues that the State should not have been permitted to reopen its case, and that he was entitled to a directed verdict. We disagree and affirm.

*463STATEMENT OF FACTS

¶ 2. Shortly after midnight on the morning of July 26, 2000, officers manning a vehicle safety checkpoint stopped Kenneth Pulliam, who was leaving the Neshoba County fairgrounds with a young child following a concert. The highway patrolman’s suspicions were…