Wright v. Wells

L. CHARLES WRIGHT, Retired Appellate Judge.

Robert David Wright was charged on a Uniform Traffic Ticket and Complaint (UTTC) with driving while under the influence of alcohol (D.U.I.). At the trial of the case, the State requested that the charge be amended to “pedestrian under the influence of alcohol” because there was insufficient evidence to prove that Wright was the driver of the vehicle. Wright acquiesced to this amendment and entered a plea of guilty. Pursuant to Code 1975, § 32-5A-195(h), the UTTC was forwarded to the Alabama Department of Public Safety (Department).

Under § 32-6-14,…