District of Columbia v. Fitzgerald

REID, Associate Judge:

Appellant, the District of Columbia, appeals the trial court’s judgment in which it declined to enhance appellee Mark L. Fitzgerald’s penalty for driving under the influence in the District of Columbia, in violation of D.C.Code § 50-2201.05(b)(l)(A) (2001). Mr. Fitzgerald previously was convicted of operating a motor vehicle after illegally consuming alcohol, in violation of Va.Code Ann. § 18.2-266.1 (2004). D.C.Code § 50-2201.05(b)(4) requires a conviction under “substantially similar laws of any other state” to be “considered a conviction” for purposes of the penalty…