Reckless Driving Virginia Fine

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Franklin v. Commonwealth

Facts:

Where defendant was imposed fine, he appealed his conviction by the Circuit Court of Fairfax (Virginia), for possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, driving on a suspended license, and reckless driving. 

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Holdings:

The Virginia Court made the following holding:

·         In considering a trial court's ruling on a suppression motion, an appellate court views the evidence in the light most favorable to the prevailing party below, and the decision of the trial court will be disturbed only if plainly wrong. The appellate court's review of the record includes evidence adduced at both the trial and the suppression hearing. On appeal, appellant carries the burden to show that the denial of a motion to suppress constitutes reversible error.

·         Reckless driving is a Class 1 misdemeanor. Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-868. The police have statutory authority to arrest for a misdemeanor traffic offense committed in an officer's presence. Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-81. Once a defendant is lawfully arrested for reckless driving, an officer is authorized to undertake a related search of the vehicle's passenger compartment. A custodial arrest of a suspect based on probable cause is a reasonable intrusion under the Fourth Amendment; that intrusion being lawful, a search incident to the arrest requires no additional justification.

Reckless Driving Virginia Fine

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