Legal Opinion

Carlos Abraham Martinelly Montano, s/k/a, etc. v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided March 26, 2013No. 0286124PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANNUNZIATA, Judge.

Carlos Abraham Martinelly Montano (appellant) entered guilty pleas to the charges of third offense driving while intoxicated, involuntary manslaughter, driving with a suspended license, and two counts of maiming resulting from driving while intoxicated. Following a bench trial, he was also convicted of felony murder predicated on the felony driving while intoxicated offense. On appeal, appellant argues the trial court erred by 1) “imputing malice to [his] action of drunk driving,” 2) “holding that the homicide was within the res gestae of the felonious undertaking,” 3)…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Essex v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  2. Haskell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
  3. Wooden v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
  4. Heacock v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  5. King v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Timoth Woodard v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2013
  2. Flanders v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 2020

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