Criminal Defense

Soliciting a minor for sexual activity risks harsh sentencing, says Fairfax criminal lawyer Soliciting sexual activity with a minor is risky business for an adult, let alone the harm this causes the minor. As a Fairfax sex crimes lawyer, I know that it is a...

Jury instructions need to be correct. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that might sound obvious at first blush, but the appropriate instructions are not always given to jurors, and can result in serious harm to criminal defendants. Praised be the Virginia Court of...

Fairfax LEO and prosecutors limit their collaboration with ICE to different extents, says Virginia criminal lawyer Fairfax LEO (here collectively defined as law enforcement officers of the Fairfax County police and Fairfax County prosecutors) are limited by their chiefs to different extents about how much...

Inauguration 2021 week sees the Fairfax courthouse remaining open, but a neighboring courthouse only opened two days Inauguration 2021 week will bring more security to the nation’s capital than any previous presidential swearing in, related to the January 6 riotous break-in of the nation’s Capitol....

Bodycams are being added for Fairfax police, says Virginia criminal lawyer Bodycams for Fairfax police have arrived, with a graduated implementation schedule that reflects reduced tax revenues during the Covid-19 pandemic. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that more police departments are adding body...

Possessing recently stolen property risks a theft conviction and possibly worse, says Fairfax criminal lawyer Possessing recently stolen property risks criminal prosecution. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer who has defended hundreds of people prosecuted for alleged misdemeanor and felony theft, I know that for starters that...

Speaking with police when a criminal suspect, can set off all sorts of boobytraps. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I repeatedly warn criminal suspects against waiving their right to remain silent with the police. Nonetheless, and regrettably, in any given week a parade of criminal...

Weapons defense addressed by Fairfax criminal lawyer Weapons defense in criminal court calls for scouring the applicable statute to argue that the defendant’s alleged and actual behavior does not qualify as a crime. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the Virginia law barring...

Fairfax plea negotiations are more defendant-friendly with the new chief prosecutor, says Virginia criminal lawyer Fairfax plea negotiations with the five-decade Horan-Morrogh prosecutorial regime were less pleasant for criminal defendants than the current practices of commonwealth’s attorney Steve Descano, who took office a year ago....

Fairfax defendant obtains partial judicial relief over prosecutor’s failure to timely disclose exculpatory evidence, Fairfax defendant exposes serious exculpatory evidence disclosure violation. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I read with great interest that a Circuit Court judge took the prosecutor’s office to task for a...