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WILSON v. COM.

Record No. 1419-95-1.

477 S.E.2d 765 (1996)

23 Va. App. 443

Joe Edgar WILSON v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, Norfolk.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

November 12, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Konstantinou (McKenna & Konstantinou, on brief), for appellant.

H. Elizabeth Shaffer, Assistant Attorney General (James S. Gilmore, III, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

James F. Almand, Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr., C. Richard Cranwell, Thomas K. Norment, Jr., Virginia Association of Commonwealth's Attorneys, Virginia Sheriffs Association (H. Lane Kneedler; Roger C. Wiley; Hazel & Thomas, P.C., Hefty & Wiley, on brief), for appellee, amici curiae.

Present: WILLIS, BRAY and OVERTON, JJ.

OVERTON, Judge.

This appeal poses the question whether the administrative impoundment of defendant's vehicle pursuant to Code § 46.2-301.1 combined with the later criminal sentence for driving on a suspended license violates the Double Jeopardy Clause of the United States Constitution. We hold that it does not, and we affirm the conviction.

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On February 2, 1995, Joe Edgar Wilson was stopped and charged with driving on a suspended or revoked...

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