Stewart v. State

Bobby Stewart entered a guilty plea to his failure or refusal to comply with a request from a law-enforcement official to display evidence of insurance, a violation of § 32-7A-16, Ala. Code 1975, and to driving under the influence ("DUI") of alcohol to a degree that rendered him incapable of safely driving, a violation of § 32-5A-191, Ala. Code 1975. Because Stewart had three previous DUI convictions, the indictment charged him with felony DUI, pursuant to § 32-5A-191(h). The record shows that Stewart was sentenced to seven years in prison and was fined $7,000 for his DUI conviction; he was…