State v. Washington

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

A bill of information was filed charging that the defendant Wesley Washington operated a vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverage, a crime denounced by R.S. 14:98, and that the defendant was a fourth offender because of three prior convictions for this same offense. The district judge sustained a plea of prescription and dismissed the prosecution. The State has appealed.

R.S. 14:98 reads as follows:

“A. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated is the operating of any motor vehicle, aircraft, vessel or other means of conveyance while under the influence of…