McCullough v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

The District Attorney for Whitfield County, Georgia,’ preferred an accusation charging defendant with driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent it was less safe for him to drive, failure to stop at a stop sign, violating the open container law, and improper lane usage. The evidence adduced at his jury trial revealed the following:

Officer Bruce Jordan of the Tunnel Hill Police Department was on routine patrol at 3:00 a.m. on September 15, 1996, when he “observed a Ford van which came off the [Interstate] exit.” The driver of the van “did not stop at the…