Legal Opinion

Grochowski v. Virginia

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided July 18, 1990No. Civ. A. No. 89-0034-CPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MICHAEL, District Judge.

This action arose out of the arrest of the plaintiff, Roman A. Grochowski, by the defendant, Thomas S. DeWitt-Rickards. On August 25, 1987, Rickards arrested Gro-chowski for driving under the influence of alcohol, in violation of § 18.2-266 of the Code of Virginia. Rickards conducted field sobriety tests at the scene of the arrest and, under the authority of Va.Code § 18.2-268, transported Grochowski to the University of Virginia Police Department to administer a breathalyzer test. The resulting blood/alcohol content reading was .11, and subsequently…

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