circumstantial evidence

Eyewitness (EW) absence is common in homicide prosecutions and many other prosecutions, leading the Virginia commonwealth's attorney's office to rely heavily on circumstantial evidence and any criminal defendant statements in their effort to pursue a conviction. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that Virginia's...

Virginia firearm law is among the most Second Amendment-friendly in the nation, but does not greenlight firearm possession by convicted felons nor reckless handling of such weapons. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that being caught redhanded in unlawful possession of a firearm is...

Affirming a Fairfax DUI conviction this week, the Virginia Court of Appeals recognized that htis was a circumstantial trial where the evidence established that the defendant (found sleeping in his car) drove, the hood of the engine was warm on a cold night, the defendant...

Virginia convictions are a scarlet letter. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that before such harshness can be inflicted on a criminal defendant. I also know that jury instructions on the applicable law must be sufficiently worded, so as to avoid convictions based on...