Medina v. State

Doyle, Judge.

Following a bench trial, Gustavo Valdez Medina appeals from his conviction of speeding 1 and driving without a driver’s license. 2 Medina contends that the trial court erred by denying his constitu tional challenge to the licensing statute’s requirement that he, an immigrant from Mexico, have a valid Georgia driver’s license. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. 3

Construed in favor of the verdict, 4 the evidence shows that a police officer observed Medina driving at a rate of 85 miles per hour in a 65-mile-per-hour speed zone on an interstate highway. The officer executed a…