Legal Opinion
Weaver v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided April 13, 1999No. 0555983PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Judge.
Billy Roger Weaver was convicted in a bench trial of driving while intoxicated in violation of Code § 18.2-266. On appeal, Weaver contends that his arrest, which occurred approximately 150 feet inside the North Carolina border, was invalid and therefore, the trial judge erred by admitting into evidence the results of his breath analysis. Weaver asserts that the arrest was invalid because the Virginia police officer failed to comply with North Carolina Gen.Stat. § 15A-403, 1 which requires that a person pursued and arrested in North Carolina for an offense committed in a…
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