State of Tennessee v. Lester Lee Doyle

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
• Decided: October 8, 1997
• Docket: 02C01-9612-CC-00461
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE

AT JACKSON

SEPTEMBER 1997 SESSION FILED October 8, 1997

Cecil Crowson, Jr. STATE OF TENNESSEE, ) Appellate C ourt Clerk ) NO. 02C01-9612-CC-00461 Appellee, ) ) BENTON COUNTY VS. ) ) HON. JULIAN P. GUINN, JUDGE LESTER LEE DOYLE, ) ) (DUI 2nd, DORL) ) Appellant. )

FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE:

GUY T. WILKINSON JOHN KNOX WALKUP District Public Defender Attorney General and Reporter 24th Judicial District 117 Forrest Avenue North JANIS L. TURNER P. O. Box 663 Assistant Attorney General Camden, TN 38320 Criminal Justice Division 450 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0493

G. ROBERT RADFORD District Attorney General

TODD A. ROSE Assistant District Attorney General P. O. Box 94 Paris, TN 38242

OPINION FILED:

AFFIRMED PURSUANT TO RULE 20

JOE G. RILEY, JUDGE OPINION

The defendant, Lester Lee Doyle, was convicted by a Benton County jury of

driving under the influence of an intoxicant, second offense, and driving on a revoked

license. The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the evidence adduced at trial

is sufficient to support the jury’s verdict. We affirm the conviction.

On November 14, 1995, at about 11:00 p.m., the arresting officer observed

defendant cross the highway center line two times and run off the road once. The

officer stopped the defendant. Defendant had a strong odor of alcohol about him and

was unable to properly perform the field sobriety tests. Two other officers testified

that defendant was drunk. Defendant refused the breathalyser test. The revoked

status of his driver’s license was stipulated.

Defendant admitted to having three beers, but said that he was not impaired.

Defendant testified that his weaving was probably due to a low tire, and he felt he had

passed the field sobriety tests. The wrecker driver who towed the car said he had not

noticed whether the tire was flat before he towed it, but he noticed the tire was flat the

next morning.

After thoroughly reviewing the record, the briefs, and the law governing the

issue presented by the defendant, we conclude that the evidence is sufficient to

support the finding by the trier of fact of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that no

error of law requiring a reversal of the judgment is apparent. Accordingly, pursuant

to Rule 20 of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, we affirm the judgment of

the trial court.

JOE G. RILEY, JUDGE

CONCUR:

JOE B. JONES, PRESIDING JUDGE

DAVID H. WELLES, JUDGE