State v. Forrest

Defendant appeals from a conviction for felony driving while under the influence of intoxicants (DUII). ORS 813.010(5). The statute under which defendant was convicted affords felony status to the offense if “the defendant has been convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicants * * * at least three times in the 10 years prior to the date of the current offense [.]” On appeal, defendant argues initially that the trial court erred when it denied his motion to exclude evidence of a prior conviction in 2003 for DUII because his plea of guilty to that charge occurred without a valid…