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Date: 11-08-2024
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State of Idaho v. Lawrence Scott Andrus
Case Number: 50640
Judge: Roger B. Harris
Court: Fifth Judicial District Court, Twin Falls County, Idaho
Plaintiff's Attorney: Twin Falls County, Idaho Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description:
Twin Falls, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence (DUI).
In 2014, officers were dispatched to a bridge based on a report that Andrus intended to end his own life. Andrus was placed in protective custody and transported to a hospital. At the hospital, Andrus stated he was not suicidal and admitted to drinking a half-pint of vodka earlier that day. Andrus was subsequently placed under arrest for providing false information to an officer and was transported to the county jail. During transport, the officer noted that Andrus smelled like alcohol. Based upon the officer's observations and Andrus's prior admissions that he was
intoxicated and drove himself to the bridge, the officer conducted field sobriety tests, which Andrus failed. Andrus provided breath samples that showed his blood alcohol content was 0.247 and 0.248.
Andrus was initially charged with excessive misdemeanor driving under the influence (DUI). After discovering Andrus's prior DUI convictions, the State amended the charge to felony DUI.[1] Andrus was found guilty after a jury trial. Andrus challenged his sentence and the denial of his I.C.R. 35 motion, which this Court affirmed in an unpublished opinion. See State v. Andrus, Docket No. 42878 (Ct. App. Jan. 14, 2016). Thereafter, Andrus filed a petition for post-conviction relief. The district court summarily dismissed Andrus's petition. Andrus appealed and this Court affirmed the district court's summary dismissal order in an unpublished opinion. See Andrus v. State, Docket No. 44686 (Ct. App. Jan. 24, 2018).
Andrus v. State, 50640 (Idaho App. Nov 08, 2024)
Outcome: Affirmed
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