STATE v. BEACH

No. 18312.

810 P.2d 1123 (1991)

119 Idaho 837

STATE of Idaho, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael BEACH, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Twin Falls, March 1991 Term.

May 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry J. EchoHawk, Atty. Gen., Myrna A.I. Stahman, Deputy Atty. Gen., Boise, for plaintiff-appellant.

H. Craig Haukaas, Ketchum, for defendant-respondent.


McDEVITT, Justice.

This case is before us raising a question of statutory interpretation. Idaho Code § 18-8005(2) provides the penalty for driving under the influence two times within five years. At issue is whether there must be a conviction before the second violation occurs in order to sentence a defendant as a second time offender, or if it is enough that there has been only a violation before the second DUI occurs...

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