Bonner v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Bobby E. Bonner appeals the sentence imposed pursuant to his guilty plea to the misdemeanor offense of driving under the influence of alcohol. He contends the trial court erred by “sentencing [him] a second time for the same offense for which he had already been sentenced, which sentence he had duly completed, in violation of the prohibition against double jeopardy.”

The record shows that Bonner was cited for driving under the influence and summoned to appear in the local probate court. Then, upon his request for trial by jury, his case was transferred to the superior court. On…