Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Ellett
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 9, 1939No. Record No. 2147PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
On September 21, 1935, W. 0. Ellett was convicted, in the Police Court of the city of Richmond, of operating a motor vehicle upon the highways of this State while intoxicated. His penalty was fixed by the police justice at a fine of $100 and costs. The judgment of conviction, in addition, of itself operated to deprive him of the right to drive any such vehicle on the highways of this State for a period of one year from the date thereof. (Acts of Assembly 1934, chapter 144; Virginia Code 1936, section 4722.)
On May 8, 1936, within a year of the above conviction, and in the same court, Ellett…
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