Legal Opinion
Finley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 21, 1997No. CR-96-0099Published
1Opinion of the Court
LONG, Presiding Judge.
The appellant, Brandon Shane Finley, was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol, a violation of § 32-5A-191, Ala.Code 1975. He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, which sentence was suspended. His driver’s license was suspended for 90 days, and he was fined $500 and was ordered to pay court costs. See § 32-5A-191(e), Ala. Code 1975.
The appellant contends that the provisions of § 32-5A-191, Ala.Code 1975, setting fines for a violation of that section, which were substantially increased in 1995 pursuant to Act No. 95-784, Alabama Acts 1995, are…
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