State v. Thomas

LeGRAND, Justice.

In this case Susan Kathleen Thomas was alleged to be an habitual traffic offender under § 321.555(1), The Code. The state accordingly asked that her driving privileges be suspended. The trial court ruled for defendant and dismissed the state’s petition. The state .appeals and we reverse.

The statute in question (§ 321.555(1)) provides as follows:

“As used in this division, ‘habitual offender’ means any person who has accumulated convictions for separate and distinct offenses described in subsections 1, 2, or 3 * * * as follows:(1) Three or more convictions within a six-year…