Legal Opinion

Atkins v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 12, 1985No. 69702PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Pope, Judge.

Appellant was charged by accusation with the offense of “driving under the influence.” Although we have been provided no transcript of the trial, appellant admits that the result of an intoximeter test administered subsequent to his arrest showing his blood-alcohol content to be .16% was introduced as evidence at trial.

Appellant’s sole enumeration cites error to the trial court’s refusal to give his timely-filed request to charge to the effect that the presence of .12% or higher blood-alcohol content gives “rise to a mere presumption that a person is under the influence of alcohol…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lester v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  2. Peters v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. McGee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Ex Parte StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  2. Hogan v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Stepic v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  4. Sisson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
  5. Ex Parte StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993

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