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Disorderly conduct- Fairfax criminal lawyer defends against it
Disorderly conduct (DC) is not a crime you want to be convicted of. It does not look good for one's reputation with employers, for instance, as it summonses images of a boisterous person who does not play by the rules, and perhaps starts consuming alcohol...
Converting 3 Prostitution Cases to Disorderly Conduct with Suspended Jail
The prostitution police stings continue, including in my headquarters county of Fairfax, Virginia. I have blogged before about defenses against prostitution prosecutions. Now I address a unifying approach I recently used in three prostitution sting defenses from two separate stings, to convert the original prostitution...
Virginia prostitution/criminal defense- Winning a bawdy place & disorderly conduct trial
Here are details on my recent bench trial acquittal for my client charged with visiting a bawdy place and with disorderly conduct: First, I made a brief opening statement, where I tried not to introduce discovery that might not ever see the light of day...
Virginia criminalized speech- Fairfax criminal lawyer explains
Virginia criminalized speech laws are several. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the appellate courts afford less -- if any, in some instances -- First Amendment free expression protection to such criminalized speech and expression as as obscenity, child pornography, death threats and...
Expungability- Fairfax criminal lawyer simplifies the analysis
Expungability of one's prosecuted accusations is on the minds of a vast number of my clients. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that acquittals, unconditional dismissals and other victories are great in court, criminal defendants are looking at the larger picture of how their...
Virginia criminal advocacy needs to be done right the first time
Virginia criminal advocacy must be first rate for criminal defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that anything less than that risks their liberty, reputation, and livelihood, nad makes them easy pickings for prosecutors and police, which is unacceptable. It is infrequent for me...
Brent
Jon represented me for an assault charge during COVID. The case was reduced to disorderly conduct do to his excellent maneuvering during trial. I very highly recommend Jon for an attorney.
Defending against Bill of Rights violations is part of Fairfax criminal defense
Defending against Virginia prosecutions is my profession, and is about protecting the Constitution's Bill of Rights, mainly the Fourth Amendment right against unlawful police searches, seizures and arrests; the Fifth Amendment's assurances that a criminal suspect's affirmative assertion of silence not be used against him...
Trial success begins with pursuing the extraordinary, says Fairfax lawyer
Trial success is about pursuing the extraordinarily persuasive story, says Fairfax criminal lawyer Trial success in Virginia criminal court comes from trial experience and ability, killer instincts, passion for the criminal defendant’s cause, and in-the-moment cunning. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that preparing...
Resisting Arrest in Virginia needs more than Disregarding Police Commands
Resisting arrest law risks excessive police use for charging unruly criminal defendants, as do charges of disorderly conduct and felony assault on law enforcement. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have my eyes keenly attendant to that reality when defending each client charged with such...