State v. Michael H. Hass

¶1 The State charged Michael Harlow Hass by Information in the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, with three offenses alleged to have been committed in August 2009: Count I, driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (DUI); Count II, driving while license is suspended or revoked; and Count III, unlawful possession of an open alcoholic beverage container. The State alleged that Hass has three prior DUI convictions, making Count I a felony. See §61-8-731, -734(l)(b), MCA (2007). Counts II and III are misdemeanors. See §61-5-212(l)(b), 61-8-460(3), MCA.

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