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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS


PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v FORREST LEE KNOX, Defendant-Appellant.

UNPUBLISHED March 1, 2007

No. 265999 Oakland Circuit Court LC No. 2005-200378-FH

Before: Hoekstra, P.J., and Markey and Wilder, JJ. PER CURIAM. Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor (OUIL), third offense, MCL 257.625, and driving with a suspended license, MCL 257.904. He was sentenced to five years' probation, with the first year to be served in jail, and fines of $1,250. He appeals by right, challenging the trial court's denial of his pretrial motion to dismiss the OUIL, third offense, charge on double jeopardy grounds. We affirm. We review de novo the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss on the basis of double jeopardy. People v Davis, 472 Mich 156, 159; 695 NW2d 45 (2005). The double jeopardy provisions in Const 1963, art 1,

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