Friday, April 25, 2014

Virginia Traffic DUI Lawyers Fairfax Violation Code 18.2-266

Virginia Traffic DUI Lawyers Fairfax

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Donald v. Commonwealth

Facts:

After the Circuit Court of Fairfax, Virginia denied his motion to suppress, defendant entered a conditional guilty plea of driving under the influence (DUI), third or subsequent offense within 10 years, in violation of Va. Code § 18.2-266. He then appealed, contending the trial court erred finding at the suppression hearing that the result of a preliminary breath test (PBT) was admissible and that probable cause existed to arrest him.

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Holdings:

            The Virginia Court made the following holding:

  • Under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-267, any person suspected by a police officer of driving under the influence is entitled to a preliminary breath test (PBT), and the officer must advise the suspect of his rights. If the PBT reveals that alcohol is present in the suspect's blood, the officer may arrest the suspect for driving under the influence, but the result of the PBT is not admissible at trial to prove the suspect's guilt. However, the results of the preliminary breath test may be admitted into evidence at a pretrial probable cause or suppression hearing. This is so because the legislature has recognized that a preliminary breath test is reasonably trustworthy to show that a person has consumed alcohol for purposes of determining whether probable cause exists to make an arrest.
  • Probable cause exists when the facts and circumstances within the officer's knowledge, and of which he has reasonably trustworthy information, alone are sufficient to warrant a person of reasonable caution to believe that an offense has been or is being committed. By providing in Va. Code Ann § 18.2-267 that the officer may charge an individual with driving while intoxicated on the basis of the results of a preliminary breath test, the legislature has recognized that this test is reasonably trustworthy to show that a person has consumed alcohol for purposes of determining whether probable cause exists to make an arrest.
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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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