State v. Owens.

189 Ga. App. 308 (1988)

375 S.E.2d 656

THE STATE

v.

OWENS.

77261.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 16, 1988.

Spencer Lawton, Jr., District Attorney, Jon Hope, Assistant District Attorney, for appellant.

Stanley H. Friedman, for appellee.

CARLEY, Judge.

Appellee was charged by way of accusation with the offenses of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving too fast for conditions. When the case was first called for trial, the arresting officer was unavailable and the trial court granted the State's motion for a continuance. At the second call of the case for trial, the trial court,…