Moles v. Gourley

Opinion

WUNDERLICH, J.

This appeal follows a judgment rescinding a driver’s license suspension. The appellant is the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The respondent is Kevin D. Moles, a licensed California driver.

At issue is whether the trial court erred in refusing to treat an offense committed in Virginia as a drunk driving conviction under California law.

We conclude that the out-of-state conviction should be given reciprocal effect in California. We therefore reverse the judgment.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In August 1998, Moles was convicted in Alexandria, Virginia…