Legal Opinion
State v. Thrasher
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 11, 2000No. 1990568PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
783 So.2d 103 (2000)
Ex parte State of Alabama.
(Re STATE
v.
Steven Keith THRASHER).
1990568.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
August 11, 2000.
Bill Pryor, atty. gen., and G. Ward Beeson, asst. atty. gen., for petitioner.
Brent M. Craig of Craig & Craig, P.C., Decatur, for respondent.
MADDOX, Justice.
The sole question presented by this case is whether a prior uncounseled conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol ("DUI") can be used to enhance a defendant's sentence, where the prior uncounseled DUI conviction was a misdemeanor for which the defendant received no jail time. The Court of Criminal…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Nichols v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Baldasar v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bilbrey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- Ex Parte FormbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- Ex Parte ReeseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of Iowa · 2005
- Pruitt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2003
- State v. GreenIdaho Court of Appeals · 2010
- Alabama State Personnel Board v. HardyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
- Bertram v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2001
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