MELTON v. STATE

69790.

174 Ga. App. 461 (1985)

330 S.E.2d 398

MELTON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Tate Scott, for appellant.

Ken Stula, Solicitor, N. Kent Lawrence, Assistant Solicitor, for appellee.


BANKE, Chief Judge.

After the defendant entered his plea of not guilty to an accusation charging him with driving under the influence of alcohol, but before jury selection commenced, the trial court allowed the state to amend the accusation to change the alleged date of the offense. On appeal, the defendant contends that this constituted reversible error.

The defendant was actually arrested for the offense at 1:35 a. m. on November 20, 1983; but both the citation...

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