appeal Tag

11 Mar

Appeal rights after guilty plea depend on the court level says Fairfax criminal lawyer

Fairfax criminal lawyer points out the differing scope of appellate rights depending on the court where a guilty plea is entered. Appeal rights after a guilty plea depend on which court took the plea. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I here address those differing appeal rights...

2018 / Criminal Defense

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09 Feb

Appellate court affirms stay against Trump’s travel ban- Here are the case documents

On January 30, 2017, I blogged about Donald Trump's wrongheaded executive order banning entry into the United States by citizens of Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Yemen, Sudan and Somalia. On February 3, 2017, the Washington state federal trial court imposed a stay on the ban,...

2017 / Constitutional Law

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23 Aug

Defending criminal and DWI cases in Virginia General District Court – Don’t blink

O.J. Simpson's criminal murder trial dragged on for months before the jury reached a not guilty verdict. That is a big contrast to how quickly matters move on a Northern Virginia General District Court date. ...

2016 / Criminal Defense

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14 Apr

The necessity of a trial flowchart and preserving the record for appeal

Bailey underlines the necessity of going to trial with a flowchart listing the elements needed to prove the case, and to preserve issues for appeal, which Bailey's trial lawyer here accomplished by timely arguing that the evidence was insufficient to convict. ...

2016 / Criminal Defense