People v. Wohl

Opinion

GILBERT, J.

Vehicle Code section 23175, as amended in 1988 and effective January 1, 1989, provides that a person who is convicted of drunk driving within seven years of three or more previous offenses may be convicted of a felony. Prior to the effective date of the amendment to Vehicle Code section 23175, a fourth drunk driving could only be charged and punished as a misdemeanor.

Here we hold that a defendant may be charged with a felony under Vehicle Code section 23175 even though the convictions for the three prior offenses occurred before the amendment making the fourth offense a…