Friday, March 28, 2014

Virginia DUI Lawyers Fairfax Field Sobriety Test

Virginia Traffic DUI Lawyers Fairfax

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

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Lawrence v. Commonwealth
Facts:
Defendant contended that the Fairfax court erred in admitting evidence of his prior driving under the influence (DUI) convictions and admitting evidence of his refusal to perform a field sobriety test. The court found that the trial court did not err in admitting defendant's prior DUI convictions and that the admission of his refusal to perform a field sobriety test did not violate either the Fifth Amendment or Va. Const. art. I, § 8 because such evidence was not testimonial or communicative evidence.

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Holdings:

            The Virginia Court made the following holding:

  • Evidence of the results of a blood test or the refusal to take that test involves neither testimony nor compulsion forbidden under the provisions of the Fifth Amendment. There is no reason to distinguish between a refusal to submit to a blood test and the act of refusing to submit to a field sobriety test for purposes of what constitutes testimony or compulsion. In either case, the incriminating inference is drawn not from the testimonial act of the accused but from the physical act of the suspect. Asking a suspect to submit to a field sobriety test does not place the suspect in the cruel trilemma of self-accusation, perjury or contempt.
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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.

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