Commonwealth v. Dederer

By Judge Stanley P. Klein

This matter is before the Court on defendant’s plea in bar tb the pending driving while under the influence charge. Defendant Richard V. Dederer claims that the Commonwealth cannot proceed further in this matter oti the grounds of double jeopardy and collateral estoppel. The court held an evidentiary hearing on June 16, 1995, and took this matter under advisement. The Court has fully considered the evidence presented, the memoranda of counsel and the authorities cited therein, and each of the opinions written, to date, by my colleagues in the Virginia judiciary. For…