Burnette v. Municipality of Anchorage

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Douglas E. Burnette pled no contest and was convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI), in violation of Anchorage Municipal Code (AMC) § 09.28.020A. Because he had previously been convicted of DWI in Oregon in 1987, Burnette was sentenced as a second-time DWI offender. District Court Judge Glen C. Anderson imposed a sentence of 90 days with 70 days suspended and a $1,000 fine with $500 suspended. The 20 days Burnette was sentenced to serve and the $500 unsuspended portion of the fine coincide with the mandatory minimum penalties for second-time DWI offenders set…