Romo v. Department of Motor Vehicles

Opinion

AGLIANO, P. J.

Ronald Raul Romo (appellant) appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court of Santa Cruz County denying his petition for a writ of mandate seeking to prevent the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV or respondent) from suspending his California driver’s license based on three convictions for drunk driving within seven years. (Veh. Code, §§ 13352, subd. (a)(5), 23170.) The petition challenged the suspension on the ground that the first conviction, rendered in the State of Virginia in 1982, was unconstitutional. The trial court found appellant had failed to prove…