Commonwealth Of Virginia v. Charles A.Highsmith

Aug 19, 1997

OUTCOME: Reversal and acquital for the Defendant.

In a case of first impression, the Virginia Court of Appeals reversed the Defendant's conviction in the Arlington County Circuit Court for the charge of DUI, agreeing with the Defendant's argument that ... Res Judicata precluded the Circuit Court from the trying the Defendant after the case had been dismissed in the General District Court.