Criminal Defense

Fairfax criminal case defense cost -- and the cost for all Virginia DUI and criminal defense -- is an important concern of all people accused in criminal court. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I repeatedly meet with potential clients who are aware that their lawyer's...

Virginia police uniforms are worn by people who have their own agenda, which does not automatically align with the interests of criminal suspects and defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know how overly simplistic my elementary school principal was being when introducing a police...

A Fairfax felon appeal brings front and center the risks that Virginia criminal defendants face that the trial judge will let the jury know about their alleged prior bad acts. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I tell my clients of this risk. Read below about...

Virginia self defense arguments against assault prosecutions are not assured victory. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that on top of that, presenting a self defense argument ordinarily makes it essential for the Virginia criminal defendant to waive his or her right to remain...

Fairfax judicial responses -- and a judge's response in any Virginia county for that matter -- sometimes will not approve a negotiated settlement / plea deal reached between a Virginia criminal lawyer and an assistant commonwealth's attorney. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that...

Fairfax prosecution reforms were recently listed here on the chief county commonwealth attorney's social media page. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have repeatedly said that the current Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office is overall more beneficial to criminal defendants than with the prior two...

Shooting while others do the same risks a Virginia murder conviction if someone gets killed in the process. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that this concept is called being a principal in the second degree. The Virginia Model Jury Instructions in that regard...

Drug prosecutions are widespread in Virginia, and curfews give police easier pickings of criminal suspects. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that various jurisdictions impose curfews, even though curfews seriously harm our civil liberties. The curfews give police a green light to make additional...

Virginia criminal statutes do not always means what their plain words seem to say. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I warn that this is a reason by itself for a Virginia DUI or criminal defendant to at least timely consult with a qualified lawyer about...

Fairfax continuances are common -- but not assured -- in that county's General District Court on the first-scheduled trial date. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that one of four things will happen in this and any other court on a Virginia criminal or...