State v. Brooks

The State of Alabama appeals from the trial court's order granting Leibert Levoy Brooks's pretrial motion to suppress evidence of Brooks's prior convictions in a prosecution against Brooks for two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol. The trial court's ruling on the motion to suppress prohibits the State from introducing evidence of two prior DUI convictions for the purpose of enhancing Brooks's present offense under § 32-5A-191(f), Ala. Code 1975. Section32-5A-191(f) provides, in pertinent part:

"On a fourth or subsequent conviction within a five-year period, a person convicted of…