State v. Grunewald

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Ernest Grünewald appeals his conviction for gross misdemeanor DWI, arguing that his prior conviction, used to enhance the second conviction to a gross misdemeanor, was not supported by an adequate factual basis.

FACTS

Appellant was convicted of driving while under the influence on April 30, 1984, under Minn.Stat. § 169.121(3)(a) (1984). At the hearing, the trial court handed each defendant a written statement which read as follows:

DEFENDANT’S RIGHTS

1. I do not have to make any statements or admissions to the Court or to any law enforcement persons and anything I say can be…