Legal Opinion
Brooks v. City of Newport News
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 15, 1982No. Record 812249PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
Howard Brooks was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol in violation of an ordinance of the City of Newport News (City). Brooks submitted to a post-arrest breath analysis, and the only issues on appeal are (1) the admissibility into evidence of the “Certificate of Breath Alcohol Analysis” and (2) its effect upon his conviction.
The arresting officer testified that in the early morning hours of April 13, 1981, he observed a vehicle weaving back and forth across the broken white lines between lanes on Jefferson Avenue. After stopping the automobile, the…
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