acquittal
Assault dismissal- Fairfax criminal lawyer on achieving it
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...
Cross examining to an acquittal- Fairfax criminal lawyer debriefs
Cross examining (CE) prosecution witnesses must be done skilfully, effectively, in the moment, and, most importantly on the road to obtaiing an acquittal / not guilty verdict to the extent possible. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I recently obtained an acquittal after engaging in CE...
Refusal conviction risks sometimes merit taking Virginia DUI cases to trial
Refusal convictions are what such a high number of Virginia DUI defendants want to avoid that many are ready to plead guilty or no contest/nolo contendere to the parallel DUI charge in a deal to consequently enter as nolle prosequi/ not prosecuting the remaining...
Acquittal in DUI trial – Fairfax lawyer on bad stop on hunch of flat tires
Acquittal is the ideal goal of going to trial. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, my view is to go to trial rather than entering a guilty, no contest or Alford plea, where the benefits and possibly lower risks of doing otherwise are not...
Virginia- Beware filing for expungement before the prosecution deadline has passed
When my client and I leave the courtroom with delight over a criminal case acquittal or unconditional dismissal, the conversation ultimately turns to my client's option to file for filing an application to expunge the case record.
Winning a DWI trial by putting our own traffic stop witness on the stand
It is St. Patrick’s Day evening, and a police officer testifies at my client’s bench DWI trial that he stopped my military-enlisted client for blowing a traffic light that was solid red for my client at all times, with the officer driving a few car lengths behind...