Criminal Defense

Assault dismissal -- or else acquittal -- is the ultimate goal when charged with this alleged Virginia crime. I have gotten Fairfax assault cases and such cases in other jurisdictions acquitted, dismissed on the trial date (whether by agreement with the prosecutor or under the...

Texting stings are rampant. They constitute easy police work that can be done by law enforcement officers (LEO) with much of the work from the comfort of a desk or armchair while having a snack. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I watch with sadness and...

Engaging prosecutors is essential for your Virginia criminal attorney to be able to do well. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I recently witnessed the truism of all of this in Fairfax Circuit Court. My client reached a favorable plea deal in a serious felony case...

Border risks abound with your cellphone and laptop computers. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have been well aware all times this year that I have driven into and out of Canada, about how I would deal with any decision (which did not materialize) by...

Virginia plea deals are not guaranteed to be a reality merely because a criminal defendant accepts a plea offer. First is the risk that the prosecutor will back out from the deal before a judge accepts the agreement, or that the prosecutor will threaten to walk...

Fear regularly permeates courthouses in Virginia and beyond. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I work with my clients to manage their fears, in large part to have them fully prepared for court, for me to be fully prepared for their defense, for them to know...

Police searches (PCs) for contraband are part of their stock in trade. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I constantly pursue ways to invalidate PCs and the fruits of those searches. One thing that would repeatedly confound me -- at least if not so commonplace --...

Imminent danger [ID] must be present for a person to successfully advance a defense of self defense against an assault prosecutions. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I hear many of my clients and potential clients assert self defense, defense of others and pre-emptive attacks. Even...

Probation officers in Virginia wield tremendous power. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I experience their power in writing presentence reports for Virginia Circuit Court judges, supervising their probationers, notifying judges of alleged violations of probation, and testifying in court about their probationers. Regardless of how...

By sheer happenstance, the night before Alec Baldwin's legal team convinced the trial judge on July 12, 2024, to dismiss Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter prosecution with prejudice -- meaning for the prosecution never to return to court -- my son and I started watching Just Mercy, about criminal...