State v. Holland

The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the district court affirming the judgment of the justice court convicting Defendant of aggravated driving under the influence (DUI), holding that the justice court erred by permitting the State to introduce evidence of Defendant's prior DUI convictions in an aggravated DUI trial.In reversing Defendant's conviction, the Supreme Court held (1) the justice court erred when it allowed the State to introduce evidence of Defendant's prior DUI convictions during trial, and there was no reasonable possibility that the improperly admitted evidence of Defendant's prior DUIs might have contributed to her conviction; and (2) the trial should have been bifurcated to cure the unfair prejudice presented by evidence of Defendant's prior DUI convictions. View "State v. Holland" on Justia Law