State v. Edwards

KURT S. ODENWALD, Presiding Judge.

Introduction

Richard Edwards (Defendant) appeals from the judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Madison County, following a jury trial, convicting him of one count of driving while intoxicated, in violation of Section 577.010, RSMo 2000.1 We affirm.

Background

On the evening of July 21, 2007, the Missouri State Highway Patrol established a sobriety checkpoint, commonly known as a “roadblock,” on U.S. Highway 67 in Madison County. Trooper Richard Ayers (Ayers), with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, was working that checkpoint. While Ayers normally worked in…