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Jones v. State

Citations

  • 369 S.E.2d 509
  • 187 Ga. App. 132
  • 1988 Ga. App. LEXIS 561

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  • jury authorized to infer from observations of police officer, who did not actually see the defendant’s car in motion, that the defendant was driving under the influence
  • car was not on scene 20 to 30 minutes previously; officer found defendant slumped over the wheel at a railroad crossing, with the engine running and transmission in \drive\
  • car was not on scene 20 to 30 minutes previously; officer found defendant slumped over the wheel at a railroad crossing, with the engine running and transmission in “drive”
  • car was not on scene 20 to 30 minutes earlier; officer found defendant slumped over the steering wheel at a railroad crossing, with the engine running and transmission in \drive\
  • “[t]he jury was authorized not to accept an alternative hypothesis offered by appellant”

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Judges: Beasley, Birdsong, Banke

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