Legal Opinion
People v. Snook
California Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1997No. S056760PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN, J.
Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a misdemeanor. (Veh. Code, § 23152; see id., §§23160, 23165, 23170; all further statutory references are to the Vehicle Code unless otherwise noted.) Driving under the influence (DUI) may be charged as a felony rather than a misdemeanor when the offense occurs within seven years of three or more separate DUI violations which resulted in convictions. (§ 23175, subd. (a); hereafter section 23175(a).)
In this case we decide what happens when DUI convictions do not follow the chronological sequence in which the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Collins v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Beazell v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Lungren v. DeukmejianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- Moyer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by106 opinions
- Murphy v. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2007
- Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- Lewis v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- Hunt v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- Wasatch Property Management v. DegrateCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
101 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.