SMITH v. STATE

2 Div. 348.

435 So.2d 158 (1983)

Gary Wayne SMITH v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1983.

Certiorari Denied July 29, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.L. Chestnut, Jr. of Chestnut, Sanders, Sanders & Turner, Selma, for appellant.

Charles A. Graddick, Atty. Gen., and Martha Gail Ingram, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


Alabama Supreme Court 82-854.

BOWEN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for driving while under the influence of alcohol. That conviction must be reversed because the information is void.

The information charged that the defendant "did commit the offense of Driving Under the Influence in violation of Section 32-5A-191 of the Code of Alabama." The information is fatally defective because it does not specify whether the defendant was driving...

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