STATE v. SEVERE

No. SC 89948.

307 S.W.3d 640 (2010)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Vanessa J. SEVERE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

January 12, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. McKerrow, Office of the Public Defender, Columbia, MO, for appellant.

Chris Koster, Attorney General, Richard A. Starnes, Asst. Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for respondent.


MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.

Vanessa Severe was charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) and, because of two prior offenses, she was charged as a persistent offender. The persistent offender statute—which raises the offense from a misdemeanor to a class D felony— requires the state to present evidence to the trial court of her prior convictions and findings of guilt before the case is tried to a jury. The...

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