Williams v. State

OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.

Jeremy V. Williams was charged with felony driving under the influence 1 based on an incident where he crashed his motorcycle near Fairbanks. Superior Court Judge Randy M. Olsen presided over Williams's trial. Under the procedure set out in Ostlund v. State, 2 Williams's trial was bifurcated so that the jury would not be informed of his prior convictions for driving under the influence before it decided whether he had driven under the influence on that particular occasion.

After Williams testified on direct examination, his attorney asked the court to instruct the…