Legal Opinion

Goodman v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided January 29, 2002No. 0222013PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELDER, Judge.

Charles Patrick Goodman (appellant) appeals from his bench trial convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and aggravated involuntary manslaughter, in violation of Code §§ 18.2-266 and 18.2-36.1(B), respectively. On appeal, he contends that (1) the trial court erroneously admitted into evidence the results of blood alcohol concentra tion testing performed on blood drawn without his actual consent while he was unconscious or incoherent and apparently unable to give actual consent; (2) his prosecutions for driving under the influence and aggravated involuntary…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Higginbotham v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  2. Long v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1989
  3. Pugliese v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993
  4. Bell v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
  5. Zirkle v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Jones v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2008
  2. West v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2004
  3. Oliver v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
  4. Brothers v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2007
  5. Wyatt v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2006

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