Legal Opinion
Spickard v. City of Lynchburg
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 8, 1940No. Record No. 2161PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The petitioner was convicted in the municipal court of the city of Lynchburg of unlawfully operating an automobile when under the influence of whiskey and was fined $100. He appealed therefrom to the corporation court of that city. His appeal was heard by a jury which imposed upon him a fine of $150. Upon that verdict a judgment was entered, from which he again appealed and has been granted a writ of error.
The prosecution and conviction was under section 259 of the code of the city of Lynchburg and reads as follows:
“(a) H shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any automobile or…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. SisnerosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
- State v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Usary v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1937
- Owens v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
- People v. McGrathCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Lash v. County of HenricoCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992
- Bishop v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995
- Dennis Vernon White v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
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- Thomas Tyler Wright v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
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