Legal Opinion
Shumate v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 6, 1967No. Record 6387PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
Lewis Hampton Shumate, Jr., defendant, was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in violation of Code § 18.1-54, 1960 Repl. Vol. He waived a jury, was tried by the court, found guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of $200 and his privilege to operate a motor vehicle in Virginia was suspended for a period of twelve months, Code § 18.1-59, 1966 Cum. Supp. From this judgment he was granted a writ of error.
On April 18, 1965, at approximately 2:45 a.m., a motor vehicle driven by defendant was observed proceeding west on Interstate Route 81 in Washington…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ernest Kay v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Walton v. City of RoanokeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
- Cooper v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- Dooley v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- State v. BellIdaho Court of Appeals · 1988
- State v. LaFountainSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1967
- Cutright v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
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