Legal Environment 5th Edition by Jeffrey Beatty,Susan Samuelson

Exercise 6

Andy was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). He had already been convicted of another driving offense. The court in the first offense was notified of this later DUI charge and took that information into consideration when determining Andy's sentence. Did the state violate Andy's protection against double jeopardy when it subsequently tried and convicted him for the DUI offense?