Legal Opinion

Riley v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 5, 1985No. 70461PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and appeals.

1. Appellant’s first two enumerations of error relate to the admissibility of the results of a field “breath” test. Appellant contends such evidence was not admissible because the device used was not approved by the Division of Forensic Sciences for the purpose of obtaining admissible evidence at trial, and the State did not lay a proper foundation for admission of such evidence.

The “results” of the field test objected to at trial did not relate to the amount of alcohol content in appellant’s blood,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  2. Lester v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Hunter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. Channell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Broski v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  2. Ayers v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  3. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  4. Magher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  5. Page v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992

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