Carney v. State

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

This appeal is brought by a juvenile, appellant Brad Carney, from a conviction for public intoxication (a class C misdemeanor), where his sentence included suspension of his driver’s license for one year. The appellant contends the statute authorizing this suspension violates the Equal Protection Clause of the federal and state constitutions due to age discrimination.

We do not agree, and we affirm the adjudication and sentence.

The facts are these. The appellant was arrested for public intoxication on August 17,1990, while attending the Tontitown Grape Festival in…