Legal Opinion

Baker v. State

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided May 15, 2012No. 2010-KM-01654-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Jilinda Baker was charged with first-offense driving under the influence (DUI) under Mississippi Code Annotated section 63-11-30(3) (Supp.2011). Baker’s motion for nonadjudication was granted by *242the justice court. The Department of Public Safety determined that she was ineligible for nonadjudication of the offense because her failure to submit a proper breath sample for the Intoxilyzer 8000 test was considered a refusal to take the test. The circuit court agreed that nonadjudication was not proper. On appeal, Baker argues the circuit court erred by affirming…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Johnston v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  2. McIlwain v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Tipton v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2010

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