Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Virginia statutory interpretation challenges need always to be at the ready by criminal defense lawyers. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that an acquittal based on a statutory interpretation challenge is as beneficial for the accused as a challenge to the veracity of the...

Virginia cops and other police nationwide are aware of the concept of a community caretaking function, which they and prosecutors try to use in the absence of any other possible justifiable grounds for searching and seizing people and their property, and for entering their homes....

Fairfax DUI challenges -- and all Virginia DWI and criminal defenses -- involve having a thorough, well thought-out flow chart and plan for obtaining the best possible court results, whether that be through a trial or by beginning with case settlement / plea negotiations. Juanisha...

The bad cops make good cops' jobs harder. On top of that, how often do police not take measures against misconduct they see by their colleagues, remain silent about it, and even help to cover it up? As I repeatedly say, police come from the...

For nearly one year, chief Fairfax commonwealth's attorney Steve Descano made a gambit over being re-electable when he withdrew his office from most misdemeanor prosecutions beyond Virginia DUI, assault with intimate partners, and fatal collision prosecutions. His gamble may have paid off, based on a...

Virginia DUI blood prosecutions arise in DWI cases where the defendant's blood is drawn to test for the alcohol and drug level in the blood. As a Fairfax DWI lawyer, I have blogged about various aspects of such defense, and this article provides you the...

Fairfax convictions with former rogue police officer Jonathan Freitag are in line for the chief prosecutor to seek to undo them. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I am thankful that former police officer Freitag's deceit has been uncovered, but also know that solving his misdeeds...

Breath test refusal and blood test refusal are an offense that often is charged along with Virginia DUI prosecutions, when the DWI defezndant declines to submit to such alcohol testing. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I am delighted that the Virginia Supreme Court this month...

Blood alcohol content (BAC) testing is repeatedly relied on by prosecutors when they try to obtain DWI convictions. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know the importance of fully challenging such prosecutions at every turn, including working to keep out BAC test results, which can...

Marijuana reform has been a major issue for me for decades, and now the years of hard work and sweat equity (none of which I take credit for) by marijuana legalization activists has paid off amazingly as Virginia joins the ranks of other states that...