State v. Cloud

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

Certiorari was granted in this case to consider petitioner’s plea of double jeopardy, which was rejected by the courts below.

This prosecution was precipitated by the petitioner’s arrest for driving while intoxicated and driving without a license. At the time of his arrest, the petitioner was subject to certain restrictions imposed under the Motor Vehicle Habitual Offenders Act, T.C.A. § 59-2101 et seq. These restrictions, in substance, prohibited him from driving within the state and from holding a Tennessee driver’s license. The incident resulted in the petitioner’s…