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Fairfax criminal lawyer on handling handgun violence and all violence. How do we stop murders if guns are not banned? I do not have a ready answer, but as a Fairfax criminal lawyer do have the below thoughts. Those who own guns should assure they...

Fairfax DUI lawyer obtains reckless driving result after prosecution witness calls in sick. Witness availability -- on the prosecution side -- always needs to be checked by the defense lawyer as part of advising a criminal or DUIhttps://katzjustice.com/trial-readiness-steers-negotiating/ defendant whether to proceed to trial and...

Virginia criminal lawyer warns against worsening the criminal justice system in addressing rampant gun violence. Stopping violence must not come at the price of worsening our already unacceptable criminal justice system that overcriminalizes, overarrests, overconvicts, overincarcerates, and oversupervises (through pretrial detention, and often excessive limitations...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on the Constitutional standing hurdles for challenging police searches, Search challenges in court require meeting the threshold hurdle of standing, meaning showing that the criminal defendant had a reasonable expectation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. As...

Virginia criminal lawyer on a humane criminal justice system. Judicial compassion is too lacking for too many judges, even for plenty who start out seeing their judgeship as an ideal role. When glimpsing the sleeve of his or her black robes, a judge hopefully will...

Fairfax criminal lawyer urges good police and judicial conduct to be contagions for a better criminal justice system. Police patience and de-escalation are sorely needed in our overpoliced society where I have witnessed a police officer yelling his head off at a driver who had...

Virginia DUI lawyer obtains DWI victory at the suppression hearing stage. DWI victory and criminal defense victory is preceded by substantial preparation. including keeping updated on the relevant science and law, obtaining and fully analyzing the case evidence, and working as a team with my...

Fairfax criminal lawyer applauds marijuana's inroads with legalization, decriminalization, and medicinal use. Happy 420. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I learned long ago that 420, 4/20 (April 20), and 4:20 (as in toking near the end of the school or work day at 4:20 p.m.)...

Fairfax criminal lawyer on a marijuana case victory for Timothy Leary. Marijuana tax act (Act) prosecutions were popular right through the 1960's, until the United States Supreme Court in 1969 reversed LSD guru Timothy Leary's conviction for not complying with the Act, in that complying...

Virginia criminal lawyer warns to keep one's birthday suit clothed in the presence of children. Exposing genitals to a minor can get an adult in hot water in Virginia. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that too many adults will intentionally expose their genitals...