Painter v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Thomas Russell Painter guilty of driving under the influence.1 Painter appeals, contending that the trial court erred in allowing the State to reopen its evidence after resting its case. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

On February 28, 2002, Officer Travis Huffman of the Fannin County Sheriff’s Department arrested Painter for driving under the influence. Huffman testified that he had witnessed another police officer, Brian Jones, begin reading the implied consent notice required by OCGA § 40-6-392 (a) (4) to Painter, but did not witness Jones…