Carson v. State

Miller, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Stanley Keith Carson was convicted of driving under the influence (DUI). Carson contends on appeal that his conviction should be reversed because the trial court erroneously admitted evidence gathered by the police after Carson was stopped at an allegedly illegal police roadblock. We discern no error and affirm.

The evidence showed that on the night of April 23, 2005, Carson approached a police roadblock located on Persimmon Road in Rabun County. The chief deputy of the Rabun County Sheriffs Office authorized the roadblock for DUI enforcement and approved…