Kerr v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Kerr was convicted of violating the Controlled Substances Act by possession of cocaine (OCGA § 16-13-30), driving under the combined influence of marijuana and cocaine (OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (3)), and operating a motor vehicle without effective insurance (OCGA § 33-34-12 (b)).

Early one Saturday morning, Deputy Sheriff Freeman was on patrol and encountered a car driven by Kerr. The car’s headlights were at high-beam, and Kerr did not dim them although the drivers of oncoming vehicles were flashing their bright lights. He was also driving slower than the normal flow of traffic.…