Supreme Court of Iowa January 20, 1988, 87-991 (State v. Phelps)

SNELL, Justice.

On April 13, 1987, the State commenced the present civil action alleging appellee,

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Michael David Phelps, was a habitual offender.

See

Iowa Code § 321.555 (1985). The State sought the revocation of Phelps’s driver’s license as a sanction for that alleged status.

See

Iowa Code § 321.559 (1985). Following a hearing, the district court, relying on this court’s decision in

State v.