Washington v. State

After a jury in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County convicted Eric Turkill Washington, appellant, on separate counts of driving while under the influence of alcohol and driving while under the influence of alcohol per se, as well as lesser charges, the court sentenced him, a,s a subsequent offender, to consecutive terms of imprisonment.1

Appellant presents one question for our review, which we have slightly rephrased:2

*171Whether the imposition of consecutive sentences upon conviction of Dill and DUI per se is permitted.

As we explain, we shall apply the rule of lenity and vacate the…