111 Ga. App. 855 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1965
The defendant was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquors. His motion for new trial, based upon the usual general grounds only, was overruled and he excepts. There was evidence that the defendant had operated the automobile within approximately fifteen minutes of the time he was arrested and had had nothing to drink during such interval; that at the time of his arrest, he had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, his balance was impaired, he wobbled as he walked about and he was weaving when he was standing talking to the arresting officer, and in the opinion of the arresting officer it was less safe for defendant to operate an automobile in such condition than it would have been if he had not been so affected by alcohol. Held:
While the defendant denied being drunk, the above evidence
Judgment affirmed.