Legal Opinion
State v. Peel
Court of Appeals of Alaska
Decided December 31, 1992No. A-4361PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COATS, Judge.
David W. Peel pled no contest to the offense of driving while intoxicated (DWI), a class A misdemeanor. AS 28.35.030. Peel had a prior conviction for driving while intoxicated in Louisiana in 1986. The state contended that because Peel had previously been convicted of DWI, the court was required to sentence Peel to a minimum sentence of twenty days of imprisonment and a $500 fine. 1
In the trial court, Peel argued that District Court Judge Peter Ashman should not use his previous conviction for DWI from Louisiana to classify Peel as a second DWI offender. Peel pointed out…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Baldasar v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Blanton v. City of North Las VegasSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Baker v. City of FairbanksAlaska Supreme Court · 1970
- Alonzo McCullough v. Harry K. Singletary, Robert ButterworthCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Walter Moray WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- State v. PecoraSupreme Court of Vermont · 2007
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- State v. SimpsonCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2003
- Terri Lorraine Chilcote v. State of AlaskaCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 2020
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