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· 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

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

  • 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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