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Following a jury trial, Charles Cornwell was convicted of driving under the influence of drugs to the extent that he was a less safe driver OCGA § 40-6-391a 2, speeding, following too closely, failure to maintain lane, and failure to signal.1 Cornwell contends on appeal that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his urine test results because the implied consent statute is unconstitutional as applied, that the trial court erred in admitting testimony regarding the amount of certain substances in Cornwell’s urine when the State had not previously disclosed this information in any written scientific reports, and that the trial court erred in its jury charge on driving under the influence. We affirm. 1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the record reveals that on October 25, 2004, after receiving a “Be On the Lookout” “BOLO” call describing a black SUV heading northbound on Georgia 400, Corporal Johns of the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office positioned his vehicle so that he could observe northbound traffic on Georgia 400. Shortly thereafter, Corporal Johns observed Cornwell’s black SUV weaving outside of its lane, closely following other vehicles, and driving in excess of eighty miles per hour. After pulling Cornwell over, Corporal Johns observed that Cornwell’s speech was slow, that he was unsteady on his feet, and that his eyes were bloodshot and glassy. Corporal Johns performed field sobriety tests on Cornwell, and based on Cornwell’s poor performance, he arrested Cornwell, read verbatim his implied consent card, and requested that Cornwell take a breath test for alcohol. After the breath test was negative for alcohol with a reading of .000, Corporal Johns again read the implied consent card and requested that Cornwell take a urine test, to which Cornwell consented. The urine test came back positive for cocaine, marijuana, and six different prescription drugs. The test results were shown on a two-page written report, which was provided to defense counsel. The report did not state the specific quantity of any drugs that were found in Cornwell’s system.

This evidence was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find Cornwell guilty of the offenses for which he was convicted. Jackson v. Virginia , 442 U. S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979.

 
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