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Recognizing racial issues in the criminal justice system
Recognizing racial issues in the criminal justice system is essential, says Fairfax criminal lawyer Recognizing racial issues in the criminal justice system is essential. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that racism remains in our nation and the world, which means that racism can...
Racial injustice cannot be ignored in court – Virginia criminal lawyer
Racial injustice remains too common. Society has made important strides towards racial justice after Martin Luther King, Jr., shared his dream, but we remain far from reaching his goal for full racial justice. As a Virginia criminal lawyer who moved from Manhattan to attend law...
Virginia criminal jury trials- Judge may keep jurors who think the defendant is more likely guilty than not
In Virginia Circuit Court, a criminal trial will be by jury unless both sides agree to waive a jury. The jury selection process is critical, not only to weed out the least fair potential jurors, but to identify such potential jurors in the first place,...
