Wright v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BENTON, J.

Millard McCutchan Wright was convicted of two counts of driving a motor vehicle under a revoked or suspended license in violation of Code § 46.1-350 and contends on this appeal that he was denied his right to trial by jury. We agree; therefore, we reverse the convictions and remand for a new trial.

In March 1985, Wright was stopped by a state police officer in Highland County for a routine license check and was ticketed for driving while his license was suspended. Two hours later, he was stopped by a second state police officer and ticketed for the same offense.

Wright was…