Murphy v. State

Denise Murphy appeals her conviction for driving under the influence (DUI). We affirm.1

FACTS

On April 4, 2007, Officer Jerry Rothell stopped Murphy’s vehicle after noticing her swerving and weaving. Rothell conducted three field sobriety tests and arrested Murphy for DUI. A subsequent Datamaster breath test revealed Murphy had a blood alcohol level of 0.13. A dashboard video camera in Rothell’s vehicle recorded the traffic stop.

During the traffic stop Murphy was made to walk a straight line. However, during this sobriety test, the videotape only recorded her from essentially the knees up, and…