State v. Spotted Eagle

delivered the Opinion of the Court. ¶ 1 The Appellant, Eugene Spotted Eagle, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a felony, in the District Court for the Ninth Judicial District in Pondera County. He plead guilty to the charges and reserved the right to appeal the District Court’s denial of his motion to dismiss, in which he argued that his four prior uncounselled tribal court DUI convictions could not be used to enhance his sentence. We affirm the order of the District Court which denied Spotted Eagle’s motion to dismiss.

¶2 The sole issue on appeal is…