Legal Opinion

Steven Joseph Blevins v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided August 26, 2014No. 1508134PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECKER, Judge.

Steven Joseph Blevins appeals his conviction of reckless driving in violation of Code § 46.2-852. The appellant argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. He also contends that the trial court erred by not instructing the jury on improper driving as a lesser-included offense of reckless driving. We hold that the evidence was sufficient to prove the elements of reckless driving and the trial court properly refused the appellant’s proposed jury instruction on improper driving. Accordingly, we affirm the conviction.

I. BACKGROUND

This case arises from a…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Watkins v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
  2. Luginbyhl v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2006
  3. Cooper v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2009
  4. Gaines v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
  5. Powers v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1970

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3Cited by8 opinions

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