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Weaver v. Town of Front Royal
Citations: 212 Va. 393; 184 S.E.2d 816; 1971 Va. LEXIS 353Docket: Record No. 7562
Court: Supreme Court of Virginia; November 29, 1971; Virginia; State Supreme Court
Beulah Mae Weaver was convicted of operating a vehicle under the influence in violation of a Town of Front Royal ordinance, receiving a $200 fine. Weaver's motions to strike the evidence, citing the absence of the ordinance in evidence, were overruled by the trial court, which claimed judicial notice of the ordinance. However, referencing Sisk v. Town of Shenandoah, the court clarified that judicial notice of a town ordinance is not permissible without its introduction as evidence. Consequently, since no evidence of the ordinance was presented, the court held that Weaver's motions should have been granted, resulting in the reversal of her conviction and dismissal of the case.