State v. Allison

SWANSTROM, Judge.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether a magistrate abused his discretion in requiring the appellant, Jack Allison, to serve two days incarceration for operating a motor vehicle without liability insurance. We affirm the sentence.

On the night of October 31, 1984, Allison was driving through a residential area in the city of Jerome when his vehicle struck a young pedestrian. The subsequent investigation revealed that the vehicle was not covered by liability insurance and that Allison did not have a valid driver’s license. Allison pled guilty to a charge of failing to…