Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Date unavailable
State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Ryan James, Appellant.
Ryan James appealed his conviction for felony driving while intoxicated and his sentencing as a chronic offender. He argued there was insufficient evidence to prove his 1996 conviction was an intoxication-related traffic offense (IRTO) and insufficient evidence to prove he was intoxicated while operating a vehicle. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, holding that the State presented sufficient evidence for both the chronic offender status and the temporal connection between his vehicle operation and intoxication.