Underdog Blog – Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer | Virginia DUI Attorney

Returning allegedly stolen property is not guaranteed to avoid a theft conviction. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that doing so can reduce the harm to a Virginia criminal defendant, but does not by itself negate the prosecutor's ability to prove the theft element...

FST (field sobriety testing) often get overly built up by police and prosecutors in Virginia DUI trials. In reality, prosecutions typically have holes to mine, enlarge and exploit in fighting for acquittal. Sometimes that yields acquittal, like with my recent DWI bench trial. In this...

Flight under Virginia criminal law sometimes can be akin to putting a target on one's behind that says "kick me".  As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the human tendency to flee being caught by police and falsely (or even not falsely charged) before at...

Conflicting prosecution witness testimony does not always amount to an acquittal for a Virginia criminal defendant. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that if such testimony is not irreconcilably, materially and diametrically opposed to each other, then the matter proceeds to a jury verdict...

Fairfax blood DUI defense includes a trip to court on the first scheduled date and, if the case does not settle yet, to schedule a trial date months in advance. As a Virginia DWI lawyer, I know that this trial date delay is to accommodate...

Totality of the circumstances (TOC) can be persuasively argued to the defendant's favor against Fairfax DUI prosecutions. As a Virginia DWI lawyer, I know that the legality or not of a DWI arrest requires looking at whether the TOC provided the police probable cause to...

Who is the best Fairfax criminal or DUI attorney for you? As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I know that this is a critical question that cannot be taken lightly. Your friends and family -- no matter how wise or well meaning -- may weigh in...

Fairfax DWI police patrols can be expected to increase during St. Patrick's celebrations and all other times during the year when alcohol consumption increases. How can you enjoy any celebration and avoid a Virginia DUI stop, arrest and prosecution? For starters, be aware that non-drivers...

Virginia child abuse is a felony. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the following behavior, if convicted, is a Class 6 felony, incarcerable up to five years in prison: "Any parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the care of a child under...

Caught red handed? As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that scenarios where this often happens include when a drug dealer learns that his customer is a cop; when a child pornography viewer learns that the Internet is not at all anonymous, as the cops...