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12:46 PM | Posted by Atchuthan Sris | Edit Post
Defendant appealed her convictions by the Circuit Court of Fairfax (Virginia), for driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-266 and for involuntary manslaughter in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-36.1(A).
Where the arrest is untimely, the defendant is not deemed to have consented to the testing of his breath under the "implied consent" law. Receipt of the certificate of analysis into evidence is improper and the court recognizes the prejudicial effect the rebuttable presumption of intoxication has on the fact finder.
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-36.1 stated at the time of the offense that any person who, as a result of driving under the influence in violation of § 18.2-266(ii), (iii), or (iv), unintentionally causes the death of another person, shall be guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Section 18.2-36.1(A).
In a prosecution for involuntary manslaughter, the Commonwealth must prove an accidental killing that, although unintended, is the proximate result of negligence so gross, wanton, and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life. However, in a prosecution under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-36.1(A), the Commonwealth is obligated to prove the accused drove under the influence in violation of § 18.2-266(ii), (iii), or (iv).