48 + 0 = 48
State v. Otani (ICA February 28, 2019) Background. Suzanne Satomi Chin-Yin Otani was convicted of one count of operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant; better known as DUI. At her sentencing, Otani argued that she serve no jail despite the fact that at the time of the offense a minor was a passenger in the vehicle. This fact, countered the prosecution, triggered a mandatory 48 hours jail pursuant to the DUI statute. The district court agreed with the prosecution and imposed 48 hours jail. Otani appealed. The OUI Statute’s Enhancements. The OUI statute contains an enhancement at sentencing: In addition to a sentence imposed under paragraphs (1) through (3), any person eighteen years of age or older who is convicted under this section and who operated a vehicle with a passenger, in or on the vehicle, who was younger than fifteen years of age, shall be sentenced to an additional mandatory fine of $500 and an additional mandatory term of imprisonment of...