STATE v. STRONG

No. 91-058.

605 A.2d 510 (1992)

STATE of Vermont v. Danny STRONG.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

January 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Kessler, State's Atty's. Office, Montpelier, for plaintiff-appellee.

E.M. Allen, Defender General, and William A. Nelson, Appellate Atty., Montpelier, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.


DOOLEY, Justice.

In this case we hold that the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy does not bar criminal prosecution and punishment for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor after the suspension of the defendant's driver's license in a civil proceeding resulting from the same underlying incident. The judgment is affirmed.

The police stopped defendant on June 17, 1990, for driving under the influence. Defendant consented to a breath...

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