Friday, October 31, 2014

Virginia Traffic Lawyers Reckless Driving Lynchburg Felonious Habitual Offender

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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Harry v. Commonwealth

Facts:

Defendant, a previously adjudicated habitual offender in Lynchburg, was arrested after a police chase during which he operated a motorcycle at a high rate of speed, in gross violation of posted limits, approached a group of children as they crossed the roadway, prompting several to run and, moments thereafter, lost control, crashed into a fence and fled. At an earlier trial, defendant was convicted of attempting to elude police but a reckless driving charge was dismissed. Although reckless driving was a necessary element to the felonious habitual offender charge, the court held that the commonwealth was not collaterally estopped from bringing the charge because the record did not reveal the reason for the earlier dismissal of the reckless driving charge.

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Holdings:

The Virginia Court made the following holding:

  • The doctrine of collateral estoppel arises from the protection from double jeopardy in U.S. Const. amend. V and instructs that when an issue of ultimate fact has once been determined by a valid and final judgment, that issue cannot again be litigated between the same parties in any future lawsuit. However, the doctrine does not apply if it appears that the prior judgment could have been grounded upon an issue other than that which the defendant seeks to foreclose from consideration. The party seeking the protection of collateral estoppel carries the burden of showing that the verdict in the prior action necessarily decided the precise issue he now seeks to preclude. An acquittal, standing alone, does not permit a conclusion with respect to a court's findings or rationale.

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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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