STATE v. CLOUD


588 S.W.2d 552 (1979)

STATE of Tennessee, Petitioner, v. John Paul CLOUD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

October 15, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Jerome Shepherd, Cleveland, for petitioner.

Robert L. Jolley, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, for respondent.


OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

Certiorari was granted in this case to consider petitioner's plea of double jeopardy, which was rejected by the courts below.

This prosecution was precipitated by the petitioner's arrest for driving while intoxicated and driving without a license. At the time of his arrest, the petitioner was subject to certain restrictions imposed under the Motor Vehicle Habitual Offenders Act, T.C.A. § 59-2101 et seq. These...

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