State v. McClintock

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

This case is before the Court to resolve significant questions concerning the proper procedure for determining the validity of a facially sufficient conviction under T.C.A. § 55-10-401, et seq. (DUI), when such a conviction is used to enhance punishment on subsequent DUI convictions. Defendant, Robert McClintock, voluntarily entered a plea of guilty to DUI; his sentence was enhanced by the trial court under T.C.A. § 55-10-403 on the basis of a prior DUI conviction.

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Defendant was indicted by the Davidson County Grand Jury on October 18, 1984, for violation of T.C.A. §…