Yates v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

A jury found William Yates guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without proof of insurance, driving after having been declared a habitual violator, driving with an altered license plate, driving with an open container of alcohol, and misdemeanor obstruction of a police officer. He appeals from the convictions entered on the verdict, urging that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal on the open container charge, and in requiring him to serve part of his sentence in a probation detention center. His…