State v. Mullenix

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

The State appeals from a judgment granting Micah Mullenix’s motion to dismiss a charge against him of driving while intoxicated, because Mr. Mullenix’s right to be free from double jeopardy precluded prosecuting him. The trial court ruled that sanctions taken by the Northwest Missouri State University (NMSU) student-faculty discipline committee, after Mr. Mullenix was arrested for driving while intoxicated on campus, barred the State from prosecuting Mr. Mullenix for driving while intoxicated. On appeal, the State argues that the trial court erred in granting Mr.…