DUI arrests are opportunities to go to battle rather than throwing in the towel, says Fairfax DWI lawyer. DUI arrests and all other arrests present the criminal defendant with no choice other than to proceed with a full court press for his or her defense....
Judges usually will not question jurors after post-verdict polling, says Fairfax criminal lawyer. Rarely do judges question jurors on their verdicts after they are polled -- within moments of the jury verdict being read in open court -- to assure that this verdict was indeed...
Jim Acosta's press pass recovery as seen by Fairfax criminal lawyer. Jim Acosta of CNN today won back his White House press pass, for now. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer who last week blogged on this story and has prior experience litigating injunction matters, I...
Video evidence is embraced by Fairfax criminal lawyer. Video evidence preservation is one of my first focuses after being hired to represent a criminal defendant. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the importance of obtaining the appropriate discovery order, issuing and delivering the proper...
Theft prosecutions need to be defended tooth and nail, says Fairfax criminal lawyer Theft prosecutions cannot be obtained in Virginia without proof beyond a reasonable doubt of the date of the crime and that the item(s) allegedly stolen had at least some value. Wright v....
Pittsburgh is among the latest places to experience a mass murder, this time with Robert Bowers's massacre at the Tree of Life/Or L'Simcha synagogue. I do not know that I can write much more about this murder by Robert Bowers beyond what has been written by...
Benjamin Pang-jeng Lo was my greatest martial arts teacher. Recently, I learned that Ben passed away on October 12, 2018. He was ninety-one. Ben was an amazing man, not only for his being an extraordinary practitioner and teacher of taijiquan, but also for in the...
Magic in the courtroom sprouts out of reality, says Fairfax criminal lawyer. Magic is within each of us to discover, invite, cultivate and unleash, which I know as a Fairfax criminal lawyer. This approach of finding and incorporating our magic was implored by Deryl Dantzler...
Judicial influences - Virginia criminal lawyer on the importance of knowing your judge. Judicial decisionmaking is influenced by factors beyond only the courtroom and judicial chambers. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I know that judges come to their jobs with several decades of prior life...
Abolish capital punishment. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer and since long before, I have fully supported the abolition of the death penalty. Former prosecutor Helen Fahey is being touted for her pioneering DNA work as a prosecutor in the announcement of her upcoming Arlington bar...
Fighting DUI prosecutions always is essential. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer/criminal lawyer, I know that DWI convictions dog those convicted of such an offense. As a Fairfax DUI attorney, I know that arresting police officers and court magistrates (being very busy and not having to...
Discretion of prosecutors- Fairfax criminal lawyer weighs in Discretion of prosecutors in settlement negotiations, providing discovery beyond what is required by the governing rules, and trial stipulations can change from Virginia county to county, case to case, prosecutor to prosecutor, and moment to moment....
Senators confirm Brett Kavanaugh by a razor-thin margin. Senators yesterday afternoon confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court (see my views on Kavanaugh here and here) by a razor-thin margin of 50-48-1 (Sen. Murkowski announcing "present" rather than "nay" out of courtesy for the unavailable...
Fairfax criminal lawyer knows that a "no" vote on Kavanaugh may not prevent a severely rightward SCOTUS tilt, but might make the confirmation process more honest and less divisive. The contrast is staggering between the swiftness with which the Senate Republicans are moving the vote...
Kavanaugh is an inevitable result of Trump's election as president. He is the tip of the iceberg of Trump's appointing scores of federal judges who will serve lifetime appointments outlasting his presidency by many years, says Fairfax criminal lawyer Jon Katz...
Fairfax DUI lawyer on excluding blood alcohol test results. Excluding blood alcohol test results is a vital part of fighting a DWI (driving while impaired by alcohol for purposes of this article, but also relevant to driving while impaired by drugs) trial involving post-arrest testing...
Botham Shem Jean -- accounts from reliable news sources show -- was lawfully minding his own business when off-duty police officer Amber Guyger unlawfully entered Jean's apartment and shot him dead. Botham Jean's family lawyer says that other resident(s) heard the mortally-wounded Jean exclaim "Oh...
Fairfax criminal lawyer on the extra risks ESL suspects face in talking with police. ESL - English as a Second Language - suspects are at a great disadvantage talking with English-speaking police. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I already know that it is rare that...
Virginia criminal lawyer on winning through devotion and ability, rather than being slick. Devotion to clients and persuasiveness win for criminal case clients. Slickness and polish may look good, but devotion, preparation, realness and persuasiveness win in court. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I know...
Fairfax DUI lawyer on expecting magic from within without expectations in others. Expecting magic from myself as a criminal/ DUI defense lawyer -- and nothing from others -- is the way to go. As a Fairfax DWI/ criminal lawyer, I know that such a...
