Legal Opinion
Waits v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 11, 1984No. 68680PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Appellant Jesse Frank Waits was tried before a jury and found guilty of failure to stop and render aid in violation of OCGA § 40-6-271 and not guilty of driving under the influence. Appellant brings this appeal following the denial of his motion for new trial.
The evidence of record, construed in a light most favorable to the State, shows that an accident occurred on January 27, 1983 at approximately 3:30 a.m. The driver of one of the vehicles left the scene of the accident immediately afterward. The vehicle was registered to appellant Waits and several of his belongings were found…
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