Legal Opinion

Kim v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided April 13, 2017No. Record 160665PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY JUSTICE CLEO E. POWELL

Matthew Alexander Kim ("Kim") appeals the trial court's judgment that he unreasonably refused to submit a breath sample in violation of Code § 18.2-268.3 because, according to Kim, he was on a private road that did not fall within the definition of a "highway" provided by Code § 46.2-100 at the time he was arrested and, therefore, he was not required to submit a breath sample.

I. BACKGROUND

The Avant Apartment complex is a private apartment complex located in Fairfax County. The complex is accessible by public roads, but the roads within the complex are…

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2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Herring v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bolden v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
  3. Perry v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2010
  4. Vasquez v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2016
  5. Prillaman v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Dietz v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2017
  2. Anthony Wayne Easterling, s/k/a Anthony Wayne Easterling, Jr. v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2020
  3. China Michael-Lee Coleman v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2026
  4. David Brandon Cannaday v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2022
  5. John Crescent Ndunguru v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2021

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