State v. Peplow

¶1 On May 25,1999, a jury convicted Perry Peplow (Peplow) of five criminal offenses: driving under the influence of alcohol; driving with a suspended or revoked license; operating a motor vehicle without liability insurance; failing to report an accident involving property damage; and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. Prior to the jury trial, Peplow sought to tender pleas of guilty on two of the five counts. The District Court ruled it was not required to accept them and proceeded to trial on all five counts. At the close of the State’s case, Peplow made a motion for a directed…