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Virginia Appellate Court Upholds Checkpoint Stop of Vehicle
July 12, 2009
The Virginia Court of Appeals has upheald a checkpoint/road block, involving the seizure and the search of a vehicle, because the checkpoint plan was neutral and placed limits on the patrol officers' conduct.
Attachments:
VACt.ofAppeals-Wright.pdf
Prescription Drugs Can Result in a DUI Conviction
July 01, 2009
While everyone certainly recognizes that drinking excessively or talking illegal drugs and then driving can result in an arrest and conviction for DWI or DUI, it is less well known that taking legal prescription drugs and driving can also result in a conviction for driving under the influence. Regardless of whether the substance ingested is legal or illegal, if it impairs the ability to drive, it can result in a DUI arrest.
Virginia General Assembly Tightens Criteria for an Ignition Interlock Device and Cracks Down on Violators
July 01, 2009
As of July 1, 2009, a motorist convicted of driving while intoxicated for the second time within 10 years must install an ignition interlock system that tests the alcohol concentration on their breath on all the vehicles they own or co-own to obtain restricted driving privileges during the three-year license revocation, or full driving privileges at the end of the revocation period.
DWI Arrests Increase 18 Percent This Year in Fairfax County, Virginia
July 01, 2009
The number of arrests for DWI or DUI (drunken driving) in Fairfax County/Tysons Corner has increased during the period from April 2008 through April 2009 by 18 percent as compared to that same period during the previous year.
Judge Orders Defense Expert to Examine Breath Testing Machine in DWI Case
July 01, 2009
A Fairfax County/Tysons Corner General District Court Judge recently granted a motion to allow a defense expert to examine the breath testing machine previously used to measure a defendant's blood alcohol level after a DWI arrest based upon an allegation of irregularities in the maintenance of the machines.
Virginia Court Rules that Driver's Blood Test Was Not Admissible in DWI Trial
July 01, 2009
The Virginia Court of Appeals recently decided a case involving the appeal of a conviction for a felony DWI 3rd offense. In deciding the case, the court held that the results of the blood alcohol test, taken after the accident, should not have been admitted into evidence.
Attachments:
VACt.ofAppeals-Sprouse.pdf
