Lockett v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BENTON, J.

This appeal challenges the constitutionality of Code §§ 18.2-271 and 18.2-271.1. Russell Lee Lockett contends that he was denied equal protection of the law in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States when the trial judge, acting pursuant to those statutes, refused to grant him a restricted permit to operate a commercial vehicle after his conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicants. We uphold the statutes and affirm the conviction.

The evidence at trial proved that a police officer arrested Lockett on a charge of operating a…