Stoll v. State

David Glenn Stoll was convicted in district court of boating under the influence of alcohol. See § 32-5A-191.3, Ala. Code 1975. He appealed his conviction to the circuit court for a trial de novo and was found guilty. He was sentenced to one year in jail and was fined $500. The sentence was suspended, and he was placed on probation for two years.

Stoll contends that the circuit court erred in denying his motion to dismiss. He argues that neither the district court nor the circuit court obtained subject matter jurisdiction to try him because, he says, a formal charging instrument, the Uniform…