Doty v. State

686 S.W.2d 413, 285 Ark. 270, 1985 Ark. LEXIS 1885

• Court: Supreme Court of Arkansas
• Decided: March 18, 1985
• Docket: CR 84-159
• Status: Published

Opinion

Per Curiam.

This appeal of a conviction under the new Omnibus DWI law is affirmed. All the arguments raised have been rejected in prior or contemporaneous cases.

The act is not void for vagueness. Lovell v. State, 283 Ark. 425, 678 S.W.2d 318 (1984) reh. den. 283 Ark. 434, 681 S.W.2d 395 (1984); Long v. State, 284 Ark. 21, 680 S.W.2d 686 (1984); Steele v. State, 284 Ark. 340, 681 S.W.2d 354 (1984). Doty’s argument that the act violates his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation was rejected in Southern v. State, 284 Ark. 572, 683 S.W.2d 933 (1985), and Wells v. State, 285 Ark. 9, 684 S.W.2d 248 (1985). The act does not unconstitutionally shift the burden of proof, Lovell v. State, supra, or violate the separation of powers doctrine. Lovell v. State, supra; Lovell v. State, 283 Ark. 434, 681 S.W.2d 395 (supplemental opinion on rehearing) (1983); Sparrow v. State, 284 Ark. 396, 683 S.W.2d 218 (1985); Southern v. State, supra; Tausch v. State, 285 Ark. 226, 685 S.W.2d 802 (1985).

Doty’s argument that the intoximeter test violates his right against self-incrimination has been considered and rejected. Steele v. State, supra. He argues that convictions under the former driving under the influence law should not be used to enhance a sentence under the new act. That argument was rejected in Lovell v. State, supra.

Affirmed.