Carter v. State

LEE, C.J., for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Christopher Carter was found guilty of driving under the influence (DUI), second offense, in the City of Ridgeland Municipal Court on November 16, 2010. Carter appealed to the County Court of Madison County, Mississippi. After a trial de novo, a jury convicted Carter of second-offense DUI.1 Carter was sentenced to thirty days in the custody of the Sheriff of Madison County, with the last fifteen days suspended, followed by two years’ probation. Carter was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.

¶ 2. Carter appealed his conviction to the…