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RUFTY v. COM.

Record No. 800696.

275 S.E.2d 584 (1981)

Richard RUFTY v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 6, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick B. McDermott, Williamsburg (Scoggin & McDermott, Hampton, on brief), for appellant.

Linwood T. Wells, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen. (Marshall Coleman, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Before CARRICO, C. J., and HARRISON, COCHRAN, POFF, COMPTON and THOMPSON, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Code § 18.2-270 provides enhanced punishment for any person convicted of two or more offenses of driving under the influence of intoxicants within a ten-year period. For purposes of § 18.2-270, a conviction under "the laws of any other state substantially similar to the provisions" of Virginia's drunk-driving statutes shall be considered a prior conviction.

In the court below, the defendant, Richard Rufty, was convicted on a warrant charging...

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