Legal Opinion
Chibikom v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided August 4, 2009No. 1699084PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSSIE D. ALSTON, JR., Judge.
Doris S. Chibikom was convicted in a jury trial of reckless driving by speed, in violation of Code § 46.2-862. 1 On appeal, she contends the trial court erred in denying her proposed jury instruction that improper driving, an offense set forth in Code § 46.2-869, 2 is a lesser-included offense of reckless driving by speed. Finding no error, we affirm the trial court’s judgment and Chibikom’s conviction.
I. BACKGROUND
The relevant facts in this case are not in dispute. On August 10, 2007, Chibikom was driving on a highway in the Commonwealth in excess of eighty miles…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Darnell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988
- Swisher v. Swisher & CraunSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
- Boone v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
- Gaines v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
- HCA Health Services of Virginia, Inc. v. LevinSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
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