Supreme Court of Virginia· 9/13/1996

Simmons v. Commonwealth

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475 S.E.2d 806
252 Va. 118
1996 Va. LEXIS 95

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holding that \by no stretch of the imagination\ can an administrative act be considered a judgment rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction
holding that in an administrative license suspension, “[w]hat is involved is neither more nor less than the term administrative suspension implies, an administrative act, not a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction”
discussing doctrine’s preclusive effect on subsequent litigation providing that judgment in first action is rendered by court of competent jurisdiction and matters in controversy are identical
in the context of an administrative driver’s license suspension, distinguishing between “an administrative act” and “a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction”
in the context of an administrative driver’s license suspension, distinguishing between “an administrative act” and “a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction”

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Judges: Carrico, Compton, Stephenson, Hassell, Keenan, Poff, Cochran

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