Love v. Hardison

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was declared a habitual violator and his driver’s license revoked by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) under the provisions of OCGA § 40-5-58 (Code Ann. § 68B-308), based on three convictions for driving under the influence (DUI) within five years. Appellant’s request for reinstatement was denied by DPS and appellant appealed to superior court for a de novo hearing. There he contended that the DUI conviction of May 7,1979 in Blakely, Georgia was invalid because he forfeited bond, resulting in the conviction, on the erroneous advice of a police officer…