Taylor v. State

Birdsong, Judge.

Appellant Gregory Alan Taylor was found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (1). He enumerates as error on appeal the trial judge’s refusal to instruct the jury as to accident and misfortune. OCGA § 16-2-2. The trial court did instruct the jury it might acquit Taylor if his intoxication was found to be involuntary.

*80For purposes of this appeal we shall accept and rely upon the appellant’s statement of facts in brief: Appellant Taylor is a civil engineer employed by Georgia Power Company. On Saturday, July 18, 1987, Taylor was to…