Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 6, 2005No. A05A1163PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury trial, Robert K. Jones appeals his conviction for driving under the influence (“DUI”) and other traffic offenses, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and arguing that giving a jury charge from the implied consent statute was improper. We hold that, beyond the evidence of Jones’s smelling of alcohol and of his bloodshot, glazed-over eyes, the evidence of Jones’s erratic driving and of his refusal to undergo field sobriety or chemical tests sustains his DUI conviction. We have previously upheld the challenged jury charge. Accordingly, we…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Short v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Price v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  4. Bishop v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  5. Clay v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Slayton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
  3. Duncan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Hoffman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Schlanger v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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