Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 1, 1996No. A96A2126PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Hawkins appeals from a jury’s verdict and his subsequent sentence on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent that it was less safe for him to drive, OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (1), and failure to maintain a lane, OCGA § 40-6-48; appellant was acquitted of an additional charge of driving with an unlawful alcohol concentration, OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (4).
Viewed in favor of the verdict, on Thursday, March 16, 1995, appellant, a resident of Florida, attended a business dinner reception in downtown Atlanta at which he drank alcohol before, during, and after dinner. At…
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