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When you feel grounded, the ground will feel more level and firm
By now, I already know that even the most sturdily built courthouse has proverbial quicksand traps, booby traps, and areas of flimsiness. Therefore, I have myself to feel grounded before I ever step foot in the courthouse, so that my client also will feel more...
Daniel Blue obtains a rare Fourth Circuit published conviction reversal
Let us not have high federal conviction statistics become self-fulfilling prophesies. Criminal defense lawyers can reassure their federal prosecution clients, and all clients, that each case needs to be reviewed and prepared individually for the chances possibly to obtain the same excellent results that Daniel...
Enabling the jury to convict on a lesser count
In Virginia, “'A defendant is entitled to have the jury instructed only on those theories of the case that are supported by [more than a scintilla of] evidence.'" Witherow v. Virginia, ___ Va. App. ___ (Dec. 1, 2015) (quoting Eaton v. Virginia, 240 Va....
Empowering others to your side through door-opening, non-confrontation, no legalese, and absence of threats
How does a criminal defense lawyer jibe taking the above type of approach with persuasion while looking strong for his or her clients, and coming across as a force to be reckoned with in dealing with opponents?
What would have happened if Video had not Captured Laquan McDonald’s Murder by police
Repeatedly, police harass and arrest people for unobtrusively filming their public activities, despite the countless times that video reveals police misconduct.
Achieving victory through teamwork and patience
The criminal justice system at best masquerades as more just than it is. In the American criminal justice system, countless presumed-innocent people are caged on no bond or excessive bond pretrial; too many acts that should not be criminalized are criminalized (for instance marijuana, prostitution,...
Dealing with Difficult Prosecutors, Judges & Opposing Witnesses on their Place on their Roller Coaster
Many people wake up feeling ungrounded each morning and awkward in public. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that many people feel uncomfortable in or about their bodies, clothing, and hair; feel sickly, out of balance with drafty places and stinky venues, under-acknowledged, underappreciated,...
Memorialize beneficial agreements with prosecutors
Put beneficial agreements in writing, and sleep more soundly as a result.
Linwood Lambert of Virginia died after twenty tasings
Recently, video footage was released of South Boston, Virginia, police in 2013 repeatedly tasing handcuffed Linwood Lambert, who died soon thereafter.
Virginia — The land that turned its back on Jencks
Virginia has not joined the jurisdictions that require providing criminal defendants a prosecution witness's written statements and substance of oral statements after the witness testifies for the prosecution. This rule is known as the Jencks Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3500. All federal prosecutions are governed...