State v. Coffey

McCullough, judge.

Defendant Talmage Gaston Coffey (“defendant”) was tried before a jury at the 31 January 2007 Criminal Session of Caldwell County Superior Court after being charged with one count of driving while impaired, one count of driving while license revoked, one count of speeding 92 m.p.h. in a 45 m.p.h. zone, and one count of reckless driving to endanger.

The State’s evidence tended to show the following: At approximately 12:05 a.m. on 8 September 2005, Corporal Kirby Anderson (“Corporal Anderson”) of the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office observed defendant’s Ford Contour speeding…