Ammons v. State

315 Ga. 149

FINAL COPY S22A0542. AMMONS v. THE STATE. BETHEL, Justice. Mia Ammons is being prosecuted for driving under the influence of alcohol. She largely refused to cooperate when the state trooper who pulled her over sought to perform a preliminary breath test and various field sobriety tests, and she later refused to consent to a blood test for which no search warrant had been obtained by the police. She claims that any use of evidence of her refusal to perform the breath and field sobriety tests violates her right against self- incrimination under the Georgia Constitution. She similarly…