State v. Jones

MURPHY, Chief Judge.

In this appeal, we must determine whether administrative suspension of a driver’s license under Maryland Code (1977, 1992 Repl.VoL, 1994 Cum.Supp.) § 16-205.1 of the Transportation Article constitutes “punishment” within the ambit of the United States Constitution’s Double Jeopardy Clause or Maryland common law, thereby precluding the State from bringing a subsequent prosecution for the crime of driving while intoxicated. We hold that a temporary suspension of a driver’s license under § 16-205.1 does not constitute “punishment” under the law of double jeopardy.

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