Legal Opinion
Bristol v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided January 31, 2006No. 1477041PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UPON A REHEARING EN BANC
JEAN HARRISON CLEMENTS, Judge.
Joshua Bristol was convicted in a bench trial of driving under the influence of alcohol, in violation of Code § 18.2-266, and maiming another person while driving under the influence of alcohol, in violation of Code § 18.2-51.4. At trial, the Commonwealth introduced into evidence a certificate of blood analysis to establish a rebuttable presumption that Bristol was intoxicated at the time of the alleged offenses. See Code §§ 18.2-268.2 and 18.2-269. On appeal, Bristol contends the trial court erred in admitting the certificate of analysis…
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