Legal Opinion
State v. Bowles
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 22, 1997No. 96-418PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
This is an appeal from the Sixth Judicial District Court, Park County. On June 11, 1996, the District Court entered an order expunging a 1977 DUI conviction from Defendant Bowles’ record and dismissing a fourth offense DUI felony charge against him. From this order, the State appeals and Defendant Bowles cross appeals. We affirm.
We address the following issue raised on appeal:
1. Did the District Court err in concluding that Defendant Bowles’ 1977 DUI conviction may not be used to support the charge of felony fourth-offense DUI?
Defendant Bowles also raises two issues by way of cross appeal:
2.…
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