State v. Arnette

CLARK, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged in two counts with the offenses of operating a motor vehicle while his license was under suspension, a violation of § 303.370.3, RSMo.1 and with operating a motor vehicle while in an intoxicated condition, a violation of § 577.-010. A jury returned guilty verdicts on both counts and appellant was sentenced to a fine and a prison term.

The events leading to appellant’s arrest occurred June 26, 1983. A St. Joseph police officer observed appellant driving an automobile in an erratic fashion and in excess of the posted speed limit of 40 miles per hour…