Supreme Court of Virginia· 10/12/1984

Essex v. Commonwealth

Citations

322 S.E.2d 216
228 Va. 273
1984 Va. LEXIS 200

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holding that where a blood alcohol test was not conducted within the statutory framework, the test results could be used as probative evidence of intoxication without a statutory presumption of intoxication
stating the “defendant may negate the specific intent requisite for capital or first-degree murder by showing that he was so greatly intoxicated as to be incapable” of premeditation
“A motor vehicle wrongfully used, can be a weapon as deadly as a gun or a knife.”
a person who drives in violation of Code § 18.2-266 “is, of course, negligent”
“The authorities are replete with definitions of malice, but a common theme running through them is a requirement that a wrongful act be done ‘wil[l]fully or purposefully.’” (quoting Williamson v. Commonwealth, 180 Va. 277, 280 (1942))
“The authorities are replete with definitions of malice, but a common theme running through them is a requirement that a wrongful act be done ‘wilfully or purposefully.’” (quoting Williamson v. Commonwealth, 180 Va. 277, 280 (1942))

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Judges: Russell, Poff

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Essex v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Virginia· 1994-04-05· cited 32×

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