California Court of Appeal

A juvenile adjudication does not qualify as a "prior violation . . . that was punished as a felony" so as to elevate a misdemeanor driving under the influence offense to a felony under Vehicle Code section 23550.5, thus the People's attempt to elevate a drunk driving charge with a prior juvenile adjudication pursuant to section 23550.5(a)(2) was properly rejected by the trial court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/20/2015
• Published 07/20/2015

Judges

• SIGGINS

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel