bail Tag

16 Feb

Virginia’s presumption of no bail law gets no presumption of innocence offset

Virginia's presumption of no bail law gets no presumption of innocence offset, as confirmed this week by Virginia's Supreme Court. Virginia v. Duse, ___ Va. ___ (Feb. 12, 2018). As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the harshness of Virginia (Va. Code § 19.2-1202) and...

2018 / Criminal Defense

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29 Nov

Court arrest warrants – Fairfax criminal lawyer’s tips – Part 2

As a Fairfax, Virginia, criminal lawyer, I know that when a risk exists that the Virginia magistrate will not let the defendant be released on bail, the criminal defense lawyer needs to be ready to arrange a bond hearing before a judge as soon as...

2017 / Criminal Defense

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28 Nov

Arrest warrants – Fairfax criminal lawyer on how to handle them – Part 1

Arrest warrants should never be ignored. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer and Virginia DUI attorney, I know that ignoring them leaves the warrants a chance to catch up on the defendant in unforeseen and undesirable ways. Arrest warrants ordinarily get issued as a result of...

2017 / Criminal Defense

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04 Dec

Federal criminal defense during Jeff Sessions’ time as attorney general

Criminal defendants and everyone else are not in for a pretty time during Donald Trump's presidency. Trump is no friend of the Bill of Rights and civil liberties and is likely to nominate plenty of candidates for the Supreme Court and lower federal courts who...

2016 / Criminal Defense

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28 Aug

Justice Department on pretrial jailing- Not okay for mere indigency but okay for drug charges

We need to reverse federal and state laws creating no-bail presumptions for designated felonies....

2016 / Criminal Defense

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30 Nov

ACLU alleges a Scott County, MS, court pattern of deprivation of individualized bail hearings and denial of indigent counsel before indictment

The American Civil Liberties Union filed an amended federal lawsuit alleging a Scott County, Mississippi, court pattern of depriving individualized bail hearings and denial of indigent counsel before indictment. ...

2015 / Constitutional Law / Criminal Defense

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