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Virginia DUI arrests and prosecutions- Often by true believers
irginia DUI arrests and prosecutions often, if not usually, are pursued by true believers among police officers and prosecutors. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I am providing you this timely DUI defense information during this holiday weekend when police are all the more on the...
Virginia suggestive identification with a bandana allowed by court
Virginia suggestive identification police procedures should never happen. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that human nature alone means that we will continue to see suggestive police procedures to identify criminal perpetrators. The best that can be done is to severely reduce the frequency...
Fairfax sentencing ruling solidifies the defense sentencer choice
Fairfax sentencing -- as with sentencing throughout Virginia -- is by a judge unless a jury has convicted the criminal defendants, and unless the defendant has filed a written election for a jury sentencing at least thirty days before trial. Virginia Code § 19.2-295. As a...
Virginia LEO do not get to search merely for an unsealed liquor bottle
Virginia LEO (law enforcement officers) do not automatically get the right under the Constitution's Fourth Amendment to search a car or other place merely for seeing an alcohol bottle that is not sealed together with some drug contraband, because that is not probable cause by...
Virginia gun rights and the Supreme Court landmark ruling
Virginia gun rights are strong, and the Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling can lead to more expansive weapons rights Virginia gun rights are among the strongest in the nation. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that before this week’s landmark Supreme Court Second Amendment...
Affirming a Fairfax DUI conviction — addressed by Virginia DWI lawyer
Affirming a Fairfax DUI conviction this week, the Virginia Court of Appeals recognized that htis was a circumstantial trial where the evidence established that the defendant (found sleeping in his car) drove, the hood of the engine was warm on a cold night, the defendant...
Stopping for police and accidents- Virginia penalties for doing the opposite
Stopping when ordered by the police is required by Virginia law, as is remaining at the scene when involved in an accident that causes injury or property damage. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that reasons the driver may disregard such requirements may include...
Fairfax drug lawyer on Virginia marijuana dispensaries and drug defense
Fairfax drug defense -- as well as in the rest of Virginia -- continues to be a critical aspect of criminal defense, despite the wonderful inroads with marijuana in the commonwealth, in such respects as eliminating penalties for personal possession of up to one ounce...
Results in Virginia criminal court come from blood, sweat and tears
Results -- great ones -- are the goal of every Virginia criminal defendant whose focus is in the right direction. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I repeatedly hear from my clients: "What will happen in my case? Are you optimistic about the outcome?" If a...
Virginia criminal plea deals- Fairfax criminal lawyer on new charge risks
Virginia criminal plea deals are often part of criminal defense in Fairfax and the rest of the commonwealth. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that it is great to obtain a dismissal or acquittal against Virginia DUI, drug, felony and misdemeanor charges. I also...