Commonwealth v. Jeter

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that discovery of “half-empty bottle of liquor on the front passenger-side floor of Jeter’s vehicle ... indicat[ed] that he may have been drinking alcohol while, or immediately prior to, driving”
• finding “indicia of unsafe driving” where defendant was weaving in and out of roadway for several miles
• finding sufficient evidence to sustain reckless driving conviction where the defendant was DUI, traveled on the Turnpike at a presumably increased speed, weaved in and out of the roadway and crashed into the center barrier
• mens rea of recklessness satisfied where intoxicated driver weaved in and out of other cars for several miles before ultimately losing control of his car and striking the center barrier of the roadway

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).