809 So. 2d 99 - State v. Fields’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “[t]o sum up the requirements for a conviction under section 322.34, the statute as written by the Legislature merely makes it necessary for the state to prove by competent evidence that DMV maintains a record on the motorist, that its record shows the requisite three separate DWLS convictions within a 5 year period, and that DMV gave the motorist the statutory notice. These statutes permit the state to make this proof by presenting a certified copy of the motorist's driving record maintained by DMV. That is what the state did in its prosecution in this case. Hence the state made out a prima facie case, which allowed the trier of fact to find defendant guilty of the section 322.34(5) violation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kirschner v. State · 855 So. 2d 1253 - Sorrell v. State

2. “that proof under section 322.34(2) requires certified copies of prior convictions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Arthur v. State