State v. Louthan

INTRODUCTION

The State appeals from an order of the district court for Stanton County in a separate proceeding filed by Marsha K. Louthan in which she challenged, for purposes of penalty enhancement, the validity of a prior conviction for driving under the influence of alcoholic liquor (DUI). Reversing an order of the county court for Stanton County, the district court held that because the record failed to disclose that Louthan expressly waived certain constitutional rights when she entered her guilty plea on February 28, 1994, the conviction entered on such plea was invalid and could not be…