Brown v. State

Cooper, Judge.

While conducting an arson investigation, an officer of the Upson *372County Sheriff’s Department spotted a van which matched the description of a vehicle sought in connection with a series of arson fires. The van was parked on a county road, and appellant was seated in the van talking with firemen and a state trooper. The officer instructed a deputy to have the van pull over on the side of the road. Appellant obliged the deputy, drove off the roadway and got out of the vehicle. The officer detected a strong odor of alcohol about appellant’s body; appellant’s speech was loud, and his…