Criminal Defense

Inconsistent Virginia prosecution witness testimony is not a winnable appelate issues, says Fairfax criminal lawyer Inconsistent testimony (IT) from Virginia prosecution witnesses can be unsettling and even maddening to people with a conscience. Nonetheless, as a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that unless the IT...

Virginia DUI device conversion is on the horizon. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know this change is coming after the Intox EC/IR II breathzlyzer device was used for years, which replaced the Intoxilyzer 5000 that was used for many years. With each breathalyzer machine...

Contest your Virginia pretrial release orders when winnable, whether those orders be to keep you inside the commonwealth, to require you to participate in pretrial release programs, or any other pretrial conditions you wish to appeal. Watch out, though, about whether such challenges will lead...

Fairfax holiday arrests and all arrests call for full defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that police seek out crimes and alleged crimes relating to holiday merrymaking, like bear waiting for salmon spawning upstream. Between now and the new year festivities, you can...

Fairfax crimmigration risks may increase with the state governor's recent threat of withholding funding from jurisdictions that do not assist federal immigration authorities. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I recognize that the governor's proposed budget may or may not get legislative passage for funding to...

Fairfax ACAs (Assistant Commonwealth's Attorneys) mean business. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I underline that to my clients, for them not to be lulled into a false sense of security that somehow the chief prosecutor's self-given "progressive" moniker means that all will go okay with...

Nonviolent felons (NF or NF's) have available in Virginia courts an argument that the the Constitution's Second Amendment bars convicting them for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer I know that this argument is preserved by the...

Dropping your Fairfax assault prosecution is not guaranteed, particularly if the complainant / alleged victim does not seek dismissal. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that even when the complainant seeks a dismissal, that is not a foregone conclusion. Calling the police to report...

Anxious jurors are a reality in criminal defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such anxiety can be situational to the jury trial and deliberations themselves, and generalized to a juror's overall life experience. Your Virginia criminal lawyer can make inquiries during voir dire...

Advocacy with power and tirelessenss is essential for your Virginia defense. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, again and again the proof is in the pudding with my ability to turn around the prosecutor / assistant commonwealth's attorney and judge in my client's favor. None of...