Legal Opinion
Young v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided March 1, 2011No. 2216092PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALEY, Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Appealing his conviction for driving under the influence, a second offense within five years, in violation of Code § 18.2-266, Keith Orlando Young argues that because he was not arrested within three hours of the offense, the certificate of analysis used to convict him was inadmissible under Virginia’s implied consent law. We disagree and affirm.
II. BACKGROUND
On October 24, 2008, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Young ran a stop sign and crashed into an SUV.1 Young’s car landed in a ditch with the driver’s side door suspended in the air. Emergency personnel extricated…
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