Engelbrecht v. State

OPINION

HOLLIS HORTON, Justice.

Darrin Henry Engelbrecht a/k/a Darrin H. Engelbrecht appeals his conviction for felony driving while intoxicated (“DWI”). On appeal, Engelbrecht contends that using his two prior DWI convictions to elevate his current case to a third-degree felony violated his constitutional rights. These constitutional rights, according to Engelbrecht, arise under the ex post facto clause of the United States Constitution and the retroactive law clause of the Texas Constitution. See U.S. Const, art. I, § 10, cl. 1; Tex. Const, art. I, § 16; see also Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 49.04…