State v. O'Neill

Vukovich, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Richard O’Neill appeals his felony driving-under-the-influence conviction that was entered upon his plea of no contest in the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas after appellant’s various pretrial motions were denied. For the following reasons, the trial court’s decisions on appellant’s motions to dismiss and suppress are affirmed, appellant’s conviction is reversed on the grounds that the trial court should have granted the motion to strike a prior conviction, and this case is remanded for further proceedings.

Statement of Facts

On January 18, 1998, an…