Georgia DUI Blog

Sometimes you just have to fight.  It was a weak case and the prosecutor knew it.  It probably should have been reduced to a Reckless Driving, but they wanted to try it anyway.  I am glad we did.  We got a not guilty verdict on the DUI, but as with every jury trial, you learn something more about the way that juries think.  This jury, mostly men, did not like the police officer at all.  If he told them that the sky was blue, they would look out the window to double check.  He was so adamant about his position that he lost credibility with the jury.  They could tell that he was interested in the outcome and testified accordingly.  He was smug too and that hurt him more than anything.  The jury was also upset that the officer did not turn on the video camera to capture what he was observing on the roadside.