State v. Farley

Defendant was charged with feloniously driving while suspended under former ORS 487.560, repealed by Or Laws 1983, ch 338, § 978 (effective January 1,1986). The trial court dismissed the indictment on the ground that defendant’s guilty plea to driving under the influence of intoxicants, based on the same criminal episode, bars prosecution of the present charge. The state appeals.

Defendant was arrested on November 1, 1984, for driving under the influence of intoxicants and driving while suspended. Both charges were filed in the district court, where defendant was cited to appear on November 8.…