Wynne v. State

Ray Thornton, Justice.

On March 18, 2000, appellant, William Wynne, was charged in municipal court with a third-offense driving while intoxicated (“DWI”), an unclassified misdemeanor, in violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 5-65-103 (Repl. 1997), the Omnibus DWI Act. On April 22, 2000, appellant was charged with another third-offense DWI, driving with a suspended license, and reckless driving. Both DWI charges were set for trial in municipal court on July 20, 2000. On that date, appellant was found guilty of the March 18th third-offense DWI. At the conclusion of the trial, the city attorney moved for…