Criminal Defense

Virginia police untruths to extract a criminal suspect's confession for decades have been permitted, to a point, by the Virginia Supreme Court. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, my view is that evidence of such law enforcement prevarication can then be used to argue at trial...

Virginia extended police traffic stops call for the criminal defense lawyer to be ready to argue to suppress the extended stop as a violation of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I shake my head at the shaky grounds upon...

Scintilla of evidence sometimes is the best a criminal defense lawyer can argue, often simply seeking jury nullification. However, as a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such a small piece of evidence is too small to require a Virginia trial judge to read a...

Reminding Fairfax and other Northern Virginia prosecutors of their chief commonwealth's attorneys' criminal defense-friendly policies is very important when addressing case settlement negotiations and other critical aspects of defending the accused. As a Fairfax criminal defense lawyer, I know that the influx of Northern Virginia...

Courthouse neutrality in imagery is critical to a fair trial for Virginia DUI and criminal defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I am delighted that the one Northern Virginia courthouse finally removed a decades-long confederate soldier statue on its grounds, a rural courthouse finally removed...

Privacy protection of our home property is limited for all police movements that do not have them enter our houses. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that appellate court decisions for decades have chipped away at our Fourth Amendment rights regarding searches and seizures...

Virginia assault defense has always had available the defense of reasonable child discipline without anger by the person administering the corporal punishment. As a Fairfax assault defense lawyer, I know that the defense of disciplining one's minor children requires a showing of due moderation without...

Virginia criminal rights need to be asserted by suspects and the accused. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that when defendants waive their rights, they should not give up, but instead their defense will need to include working to reverse and blunt the adverse...

Warrantless police home and hotel room searches are disfavored under Virginia appellate case law absent exigencies that justify not taking the time to seek and obtain a search warrant. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that police searches often come without a search warrant,...

Virginia criminal court preparation does not happen overnight for it to be powerfully beneficial to your DUI or criminal defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I work closely with my clients from the time they hire me until their final court date to have them...