State v. Stankey

SHERAN, Chief Justice.

This is a criminal appeal pursuant to an order of the district court certifying a question as important or doubtful. The defendant was charged with three traffic offenses, one of which was aggravated driving while under the influence, Minn.Stat. § 169.129 (1978), which makes it a gross misdemeanor to operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol “before [one’s] driver’s license ... has been reinstated following its cancellation, suspension or revocation” for driving while under the influence. The district court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the…