Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Virginia obstruction of justice convictions cannot be obtained for mere flight from police. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the foregoing scenario changes if the criminal defendant pushes on a police officer to get away from him or her. Lucas v. Commonwealth of Virginia,...

Virginia street gang law makes it a class 5 felony (1) to participate in or be a member of a criminal street gang, and (2) to knowingly and willfully participate in any predicate criminal act (3) committed for the benefit of, at the direction of,...

Virginia uncorroborated sexual assault claims cannot lead to a conviction without credible testimony from the alleged victim. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that for that reason, in 1977 the Virginia Supreme Court reversed a rape conviction finding the complainant's incredible as a matter...

Harsh Virginia drug laws remain despite the commonwealth's liberalization personal marijuana use. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I see this week's harsh nine-year prison sentence for Brittney Griner for smuggling less than a gram of THC oil as an opportunity for prosecutors, judges and jurors...

Virginia prosecutions for soliciting minors for sexual activity often involve sting operations with a police officer masquerading as a minor. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I would hope the image of a bearded, balding (let's add full of offensive body odor and ugly, if that...

Virginia drug overdose situations have the potential of barring a conviction when the criminal defendant meets the standards of the commonwealth's good samaritan law for ovedosing drug users. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I find it wonderful that -- for the time being -- overdosing...

Virginia false criminal allegations can lead to wrongful arrests, prosecutions and convictions. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that videotaping and audiotaping equipment is now so advanced and inexpensive that one can barely take a stroll in a neighborhood without being filmed by residents'...

Virginia DWI BAC (blood alcohol concentration) testing is unreliable if the breath technician does not at least twenty minutes before testing, check the inside of the suspect's mouth for foreign substances. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that post-arrest breathalyzer testing is supposed to...

Fairfax inmate -- and all inmate -- religious rights do not stop at the jail door. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I successfully took that argument right to the county detention center authorities when obtaining authorization for my client to return to covering his hair...

Police lying -- so long as the lie is not a false promise of leniency to the suspect -- is generally allowed by the courts for extracting a confession from a criminal defendant. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I say that when the police lie...