Adams v. State

On November 18, 2003, Carlis Dewey Adams was convicted of felony driving under the influence (“DUI”), a violation of § 32-5A-191(a)(l)1 and (h), Ala.Code 1975.2 Adams had three prior convictions for DUI.3 Accordingly, the trial court sentenced him to five years in prison and imposed a $5,000 fine. On February 6, 2004, Adams filed a motion for a new trial, which was deemed overruled by operation of law March 8, 2004. This appeal followed.

The facts adduced at trial indicate the following. On May 3, 2003, Officer Thomas Jason Tuck passed Adams’s vehicle. Officer Tuck looked in his rearview…