BAIRD v. STATE

No. A03A0469.

580 S.E.2d 650 (2003)

260 Ga. App. 661

BAIRD v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 28, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weaver & Weaver, George W. Weaver, Jasper, Jeffrey L. Floyd, for appellant.

Jason J. Deal, Dist. Atty., Lindsay H. Messick, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


PHIPPS, Judge.

Andrew Baird appeals his conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol to the extent that he was a less safe driver. He argues, among other things, that the trial court erred by instructing the jury that it could infer, from his refusal to take a chemical test, that the test would have shown the presence of alcohol "which impaired his driving." We agree that this instruction was improper, and we reverse.

On appeal from a criminal conviction...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases