Copenhaver v. State Department of Public Safety

Unlike the majority, I believe the propriety of youthful offender status is relevant to this appeal. The law is clear that in Alabama, a person under the age of 21 is entitled to youthful offender status when charged with the crime of DUI. Ex parte King, 547 So.2d 579 (Ala.1989); Pressey v. *714State, 597 So.2d 1385 (Ala.Crim.App.1992); see also § 12-15-1(8), Ala.Code 1975.

Alabama’s Youthful Offender Act provides:

“No determination made under the provisions of this chapter shall disqualify any youth for public office or public employment, operate as a forfeiture of any right or privilege or make…