Rowlins v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Appellant Robert Rowlins appealed his municipal court conviction for DWI to the Washington County Circuit Court where a bench trial was held by Judge William Storey. At the circuit court trial, the state asked Officer Gunter Lindermeyer questions, concerning the officer having found Rowlins in his car parked with its motor running. Lindermeyer said that he requested Rowlins to get out of his car, and after observing Rowlins and testing him, Lindermeyer concluded Rowlins was under the influence of THC in combination with alcohol. Rowlins’s counsel cross-examined the…