State v. Longstreet

TROUT, Chief Justice.

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BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

Mark Longstreet (Longstreet) was charged with felony driving without privileges and cited for speeding and failing to carry proof of insurance on May 8, 1994. Several days later, Longstreet paid the $144.05 penalty for the speeding and failure to carry proof of insurance citations. He subsequently moved to dismiss the felony charge of driving without privileges, arguing that I.C. § 18-301 1 barred prosecution of the felony charge because driving without privileges constituted the same act as failing to carry proof of insurance. The…