change in law
Can i be convicted of dwi 2 if my first dui was 4 years ago when the law has been changed to where they look back 5 years instead of 3. Since when I was convicted the law was 3 years.
Asked on 6/26/01, 10:11 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Re: change in law
Yes. The change in the law affects your current conviction, not your prior conviction.
It is legal for the law to "look back" 5 years even if that is a change from the period in effect when you were first convicted.
The law is changing all the time. It cannot change and affect a prior conviction, but it can change and affect a subsequent one.
Answered on 7/01/01, 2:14 pm
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