Salama v. Commonwealth

Opinion

KEENAN, J.

Michael H. Salama appeals from an order declaring him an habitual offender pursuant to the Virginia Habitual Offender Act (Act), Code § 46.1-387.1 et seq. The issue presented in this appeal is whether the provisions of the Act that authorize the trial court to refuse entry of an habitual offender order, 1 provisions that apply only to individuals convicted of driv ing under the influence of intoxicants or other drugs, create an unreasonable classification in violation of the fourteenth amendment’s guarantee of equal protection of laws. Salama argues that the Act violates the…