Channell v. State

Banke, Presiding Judge.

On appeal from her conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol, the appellant contends that the trial court erred in allowing into evidence testimony to the effect that she had failed to pass an “alka-sensor” roadside sobriety test administered to her at the scene of her arrest.

The appellant was detained after her vehicle was observed weaving across the centerline of the roadway during the early morning hours of March 13, 1983. The arresting officer testified that he could smell a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on the appellant’s person and breath, that she…