Poppell v. State

Blackburn, Judge.

The defendant, James Robert Poppell, pled guilty to driving under the influence, conditioning his plea upon his right to appeal the court’s denial of his general demurrer and his plea in bar. His 12-*92month jail sentence was suspended based upon the payment of a fine in addition to the completion of 10 days of community service work. On appeal, he contends that the formal accusation filed by the solicitor was filed outside of the two-year statute of limitation, and as a result, he is entitled to a dismissal of the DUI charge.

On November 27, 1987, the defendant was issued a…