Preface

• Library: Defense of Serious Traffic Cases in Virginia (Virginia CLE) (2020 Ed.)

PREFACE

The defense of serious traffic cases is a surprisingly complex area of the law in Virginia. It is an area in which constitutional protections for the individual inevitably collide with the right of the general public to be protected from unsafe drivers. The balance between these competing forces can be difficult to achieve. The loss of a driver's license and ancillary and inevitable criminal and civil sanctions affecting the accused's liberty interests can have serious long-term impacts upon the...