Stevenson v. City of Falls Church

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient to support the trial court’s finding that the accused was operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Falls Church (the city) adopted an ordinance effective July 1, 1989, which incorporated by reference into the city code the provisions of Code §§ 18.2-266, et seq. and 46.1-168, et seq. that pertained to “driving motor vehicles while intoxicated.”1 The parties stipulated that:

1. On July 6, 1989, in the early morning hours, Officer B.R. Darden of the Falls Church City Police Department found the Defendant [John T. Stevenson]…