DUI Lawyers Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach DUI Lawyers

Below is a sample case of traffic violation in Virginia as interpreted by a lawyer in our firm.

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Sawyer v. Commonwealth

Facts:

Defendant in Virginia Beach was convicted of operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicants (DUI) and received a suspended sentence. Defendant was again convicted of a second DUI offense, and was required to serve two days of a sentence imposed for the second conviction. In a third DUI proceeding against defendant, he alleged that he had not waived the right to counsel and was not represented by counsel in the two prior DUI proceedings, and thus objected to the admission of the prior convictions into evidence. The trial court admitted them into evidence, the jury found defendant guilty "as charged," and defendant was sentenced to a jail sentence, upon which the trial court entered judgment. The appellate court affirmed, but the court reversed and remanded. The court found that defendant was not represented by counsel at both prior proceedings. The court held that defendant's first conviction was not constitutionally invalid because defendant received a suspended sentence for his first conviction. However, the court found the second conviction constitutionally infirm because defendant had to serve two days in jail. Thus, the second conviction was inadmissible in the third proceeding.

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Holdings:

            The Virginia Court made the following holding:

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