State v. Austin

SHRUM, Judge.

The defendant, Markel Dean Austin, was convicted by the court of driving while intoxicated in violation of § 577.010, RSMo 1986, and sentenced to six months in the county jail and fined $500. The court suspended execution of the term of incarceration and $200 of the fine. The defendant appeals contending the trial court had no jurisdiction. We affirm.

FACTS

From the legal file and the transcript of the defendant’s December 17, 1992, trial, we summarize facts germane to the defendant’s points on appeal.

On May 22, 1992, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Missouri State Highway Patrol…