Legal Opinion

State v. Pilette

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided July 30, 1993No. Nos. 92-401, 92-421, 92-422, 92-423, 92-454, 92-556PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.

In these six consolidated cases, defendants entered conditional pleas of guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor as a third offense. They appeal on the ground that convictions entered on pleas of guilty before July 1, 1991 could not be considered in applying the recidivism provisions of the DUI law that became effective on that date. We affirm.

Effective July 1, 1991, § 1210(d) of Title 23 was amended to provide that “[a] person convicted of violating section 1201 of this title [operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor] who has twice been convicted of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. Joseph WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  2. In Re HallSupreme Court of Vermont · 1983
  3. In Re MoultonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1992
  4. State v. LeveySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1982
  5. State v. HatchCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1988

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. SetienSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002
  2. State v. MutwaleSupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
  3. In Re CombsVermont Superior Court · 2026
  4. In re Leo PrattVermont Superior Court · 2005
  5. Michael Francis Favreau v. Andrew Pallito, Commissioner, Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016

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