Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Reckless Driving In Virginia Loudoun Lawyers Accident Scene
Lawyer - Virginia
Reckless Driving
As per Va. Code §
46.2-852, the general rule for reckless driving is defined as, irrespective of
the maximum speeds permitted by law, any person who drives a vehicle on any
highway recklessly or at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger the life,
limb, or property of any person shall be guilty of reckless driving.
Below is a sample
case of reckless driving in Virginia as interpreted by a lawyer in our firm.
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charged with Reckless Driving in Virginia and you are wondering what the
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Kim v.
Commonwealth
Facts:
Defendant was
convicted in a bench trial of misdemeanor reckless driving, in violation of Va.
Code Ann. § 46.2-852, and felony leaving the scene of an accident, in violation
of Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-894. The Circuit Court of Loudoun (Virginia) sentenced
defendant to two years in prison, all suspended, for the leaving the scene of
an accident conviction and six months in jail for the reckless driving
conviction. Defendant appealed.
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Holdings:
The Virginia
Court made the following holding:
- When the sufficiency of
the evidence is challenged on appeal, a reviewing court determines whether
the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the prevailing party
and the reasonable inferences fairly deducible from that evidence support
each and every element of the charged offense. In so doing, the reviewing
court must discard the evidence of the accused in conflict with that of
the Commonwealth, and regard as true all the credible evidence favorable
to the Commonwealth and all fair inferences that may be drawn therefrom.
It is the reviewing court's duty to look to that evidence which tends to
support the conviction and to permit the conviction to stand unless
plainly wrong. Indeed, the judgment of a trial court sitting without a
jury is entitled to the same weight as a jury verdict and will not be set
aside unless it appears from the evidence that the judgment is plainly
wrong or without evidence to support it.
- "Involve" is
defined, in pertinent part, as to draw in as a participant, to implicate,
to relate closely, to connect, to have an effect on, to concern directly,
to affect. Nothing in these definitions suggests that, for purposes of
determining criminal liability under Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-894, a driver
must have legally caused an accident in order to be considered
"involved" in the accident. Indeed, the various definitions make
it clear, given the breadth of their scope, that a driver need only be
implicated in or connected with the accident in a substantial or logical
manner to be "involved" in an accident under § 46.2-894.
We have client
meeting locations in Fairfax Prince William Richmond Loudoun Virginia Beach
Fredericksburg Lynchburg.
An attorney from
our firm will do his best to help you.
We will do our
absolute best to help you get the best result possible based on the facts of
your case. The lawyers in our law firm have the necessary experience to assist
you with this matter.
Disclaimer:
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.
