Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Virginia Traffic Lawyers Reckless Driving Lynchburg Charges Punishments

Lawyer - Virginia Reckless Driving

As per Va. Code § 46.2-852, the general rule for reckless driving is defined as, irrespective of the maximum speeds permitted by law, any person who drives a vehicle on any highway recklessly or at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person shall be guilty of reckless driving.

Below is a sample case of reckless driving in Virginia as interpreted by a lawyer in our firm.

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Louis v. Commonwealth

Facts:

An officer activated his signal and pursued the car defendant was driving in Lynchburg; it turned into a gas station, accelerated, and re-entered the road without stopping or slowing down, causing other vehicles to brake or stop. Defendant pled guilty to reckless driving in district court.

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Holdings:

The Virginia Court made the following holding:

  • On appeal of a conviction, the court considers the evidence and all reasonable inferences flowing from that evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth of Virginia , the prevailing party at trial.
  • The question whether punishments imposed by a court after a defendant's conviction upon criminal charges are unconstitutionally multiple cannot be resolved without determining what punishments the legislative branch has authorized. In making this determination, the court considers whether the Virginia General Assembly has clearly indicated its intent to impose multiple punishments for the defendant's conduct. In some cases, the legislative intent to impose multiple punishments is unambiguous because the statute in question makes that intent clear. Where a statute provides, "a violation of this section constitutes a separate and distinct offense," such language expresses the legislative intent to authorize the imposition of multiple punishments in conjunction with other statutes.
We have client meeting locations in Fairfax Prince William Richmond Loudoun Virginia Beach Fredericksburg Lynchburg.

An attorney from our firm will do his best to help you.

We will do our absolute best to help you get the best result possible based on the facts of your case. The lawyers in our law firm have the necessary experience to assist you with this matter.

Disclaimer:

These summaries are provided by the SRIS Law Group.  They represent the firm’s unofficial views of the Justices’ opinions.  The original opinions should be consulted for their authoritative content.

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