Legal Opinion

Dotson v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 2, 1986No. 72345PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Chief Judge.

Dotson appeals his conviction of driving while under the influence of alcohol, in violation of OCGA § 40-6-391 (a) (1). Held,-.

1. Appellant enumerates as error the denial of his motion in limine and subsequent admission into evidence of the results of a police administered intoximeter (breath) test. He claims that, although OCGA § 40-6-392 (a) (5) provides for chemical analysis of a DUI suspect’s blood to determine the amount of alcohol therein, in the absence of a statutory provision correlating breath-alcohol concentration to intoxication, the state should be barred from…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. State v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. State v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  4. Fields v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Arnold v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Helmeci v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  2. Capelli v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  3. Dixon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  4. Church v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. Moore v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997

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