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 moved the court to dismiss the warrant charging him with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-266, on the ground that he had been twice placed in double jeopardy in violation of the Fifth Amendment because his operator's license was administratively suspended for seven days pursuant to the results of a blood alcohol test following his DUI arrest.

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Holdings:

The Virginia Court made the following holding:

• The Double Jeopardy Clause protects against three distinct abuses: a second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal; a second prosecution for the same offense after conviction; and multiple punishments for the same offense.The issue is whether a civil sanction, in application, may be so divorced from any remedial goal that it constitutes "punishment" for the purpose of double jeopardy analysis. The labels "criminal" and "civil" are not of paramount importance. It is commonly understood that civil proceedings may advance punitive as well as remedial goals, and, conversely, that both punitive and remedial goals may be served by criminal penalties.

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These summaries are provided by the SRIS Law Group. They represent the firm’s unofficial views of the Justices’ opinions. The original opinions should be consulted for their authoritative content.