Legal Opinion
Chambers v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 29, 2014No. 663, 2013PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STRINE, Chief Justice:
The appellant, Kenneth L. Chambers, was arrested on April 26, 2013 after he failed a field sobriety test and was determined to have a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit. Chambers was indicted for driving under the influence of alcohol (“DUI”). Because Chambers had two prior alcohol-related driving offenses, one in 1989 and one in 2008, the State filed a notice that it would seek to have him sentenced as a felon under 21 Del. C. § 4177(d)(3) for third offense DUI.
Chambers filed a motion to preclude the felony prosecution. Chambers argues that the ex post…
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