What are the consequences of a charge of care and control of a motor vehicle while impaired?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Anutooshkin, 1994 CanLII 1745 (BC CA):
1 The appellant was charged with care and control of a motor vehicle while impaired and with care and control while having a blood alcohol reading exceeding .08. He was found guilty of the latter count and a stay was entered with respect to the impaired count by reason of Regina v. Keinapple, 1974 CanLII 14 (SCC), [1975] 1 S.C.R. 729.
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