· 11/30/1964
Gallagher v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 205 Va. 666
- 139 S.E.2d 37
- 1964 Va. LEXIS 233
How courts have described this case
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- defendant found sitting at steering wheel of car, which was stuck in a ditch with the motor running, the car in gear, and a rear wheel spinning
- when car was stuck and intoxicated operator was accelerating the engine but unable to get vehicle out of ditch, held to constitute operating the vehicle
- when car was stuck and intoxicated operator was accelerating the engine but unable to get vehicle out of the ditch, held to constitute operating the vehicle
- when car was stuck and intoxicated operator was accelerating the engine but unable to get vehicle out of ditch, held to constitute operating the vehicle
- drunk sitting at steering wheel of car stuck in ditch with motor running
- drunk sitting at steering wheel of car stuck in ditch with motor running
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Judges: Eggleston, Spratley, Buchanan, Snead, I'Anson, Carrico
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