JOEL v. STATE

No. A00A1201.

538 S.E.2d 847 (2000)

245 Ga. App. 750

JOEL v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 31, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Head, Thomas, Webb & Willis, William C. Head, Atlanta, for appellant.

Leslie C. Abernathy, Solicitor, Laura A. Janssen, Assistant Solicitor, for appellee.


JOHNSON, Chief Judge.

Matthew Joel files this interlocutory appeal from the trial court's denial of his motion to exclude the results of a state-administered chemical sobriety test. Because the arresting officer was not justified in refusing to accommodate Joel's request for an independent blood test, the trial court erred in denying the motion. Therefore, we reverse.

OCGA § 40-6-392(a)(3) provides that a person who undergoes a chemical test at the request...

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