North Georgia Judge Arrest for Second DUI: Set up or serious problem?

Sunday, 04 November 2007

The Georgia State Patrol reported that on November 3, 2007,  Judge Carlton Vines, Chattooga County judge, after witnesses reported to 911 that a truck registered to the Judge struck another vehicle and left the scene was arrested for DUI.  Judge Vines was arrested at his Trion home, and he refused a blood test.  Apparently, no wtinesses can put the Judge behind the wheel or even establish that the Judge was driving prior to drinking or drinking while driving.  Is he DUI because he had a prior DUI or because he drank after he got home? Did anyone see he drink alcohol before the accident?  Given the overwhelming reasonable doubt, it is unlikely on these facts that the Judge could be convicted of DUI.  Remember, all Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasaonable doubt in court by a jury of their peers.  Something about this case smells like a set up or political pay back.

 

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