State v. Skelton

CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from his conviction for driving while intoxicated in violation of § 577.010 RSMo.1986. The court found that defendant was a persistent offender under § 577.023.1(2) and imposed a five-year sentence to run consecutively to a sentence defendant was already serving.

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. On April 21, 1985, Officer David Bauer saw defendant drive his pick-up across the center line towards on-coming traffic. While following defendant, Officer Bauer observed him roll through stops and fail to stay in his…