animal cruelty
Scrutinize statutes, says Fairfax criminal lawyer
Scrutinize statutes. That is my watchword as a Fairfax criminal lawyer. A statute at first blush may seem to criminalize what it does not. That is underlined by Terry Eugene Michel's 2-1 Virginia Court of Appeals reversal of his animal cruelty felony conviction. Michel v....
Privacy protection against cops has limits, says Virginia Court of Appeals
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 Court of Appeals affirms animal cruelty felony conviction where defendant claimed insufficient funds to get veterinary care
In Virginia, a person who "willfully inflicts inhumane injury or pain not connected with bona fide scientific or medical experimentation" is guilty of a class 6 felony if death results from such behavior.