Simmons v. State

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

Joseph A. Simmons (“Simmons”) was convicted in Jennings Circuit Court of Class C felony operating a vehicle while intoxicated (“OWI”) and sentenced to eight years executed. Simmons appeals and presents three issues, which we restate as:

I. Whether Simmons’s conviction for OWI, which was enhanced to a Class C felony because of a prior OWI conviction, constitutes an ex post facto violation because his prior conviction occurred before the enactment of the enhancement statute;

II. Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support Simmons’s OWI conviction; and

III.…