State v. McDonnell

OPINION

PETERSON, Judge.

In these consolidated appeals, appellants challenge their convictions of first-degree driving while impaired, arguing that a 2003 amendment to Minn.Stat. § 169A.03, subd. 21, that excluded a license suspension for underage drinking and driving from the definition of “prior impaired driving-related loss of license” and became effective on August 1, 2003, should be retroactively applied to their driving violations, which occurred before August 1, 2003, because the amendment clarified, rather than changed, existing law. Alternatively, appellants argue that if the 2003…