State of Missouri v. John Thomas Larsen

John T. Larsen (“Larsen”) was charged with the class D felony of driving while intoxicated (“DWI”) as a persistent offender after he had previously pled guilty to a municipal DWI ordinance violation which arose from the same incident. The Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri (“circuit court”), dismissed the felony DWI charge on double jeopardy grounds and the State has appealed.. We affirm. ,

Factual and Procedural Background

On June 28, 2014, John Larsen was arrested for DWI in Greenwood, Missouri. He was charged with violating a municipal DWI ordinance in the City of Greenwood Municipal…