State v. Messenger
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RUCKER, Judge.
The State of Indiana charged Shawn Messenger with Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated,1 and Operating a Vehicle with ten hundredths percent or more by weight of alcohol in his blood.2 Both charges were filed as Class D felonies because Messenger had been previously convicted of OWI.3 On motion by Messenger, the trial court dismissed the enhanced charges reasoning that the prior conviction on which the enhancements were based had been vacated. The State appeals contending that the trial court erred in entering its order of dismissal. We agree and therefore reverse.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
- Jaske v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
- Abron v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
- Smith v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Riffe v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
- Gardiner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
- Jackson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
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- Richard Dillon v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
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