Legal Opinion

Cornell v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 14, 1999No. A99A1556PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Chief Judge.

Scott Cornell appeals from his convictions of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving without headlights.

1. Cornell argues the trial court erred in limiting an expert witness’ testimony regarding substances in paint fumes that may have interfered with Cornell’s breath test result, which showed that he had a 0.157 alcohol concentration. The argument is without merit.

At trial, Cornell presented the owner of a body shop who testified that Cornell had spent the day of his DUI arrest in the body shop while the owner spray-painted a car. The witness testified that…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Columbus v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  2. Leonard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
  3. Collum v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Taylor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Travis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012

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