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14 Jan

Virginia drug sentencing – Fairfax criminal lawyer weighs in

Virginia drug sentencing can involve stiff penalties. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I fight to win drug cases, and, for any sentencing, to obtain the most favorable sentence...

2018 / Drugs

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22 Nov

Police videotaping should be available to the public- Fairfax criminal lawyer

Police videotaping should be routine and available to the public, unless counterbalanced by sufficient concerns for protecting suspects' privacy and for not blowing open an ongoing criminal investigation. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that an incident picture and video can be worth a...

2017 / Criminal Defense / Drugs

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18 Nov

Virginia drug defense – Fairfax criminal lawyer on distribution defense

Virginia drug defense involves humorless statutes, sentencing schemes and sentencing guidelines. As a Fairfaxcriminal lawyer, I know that the sentencing risks for a drug conviction multiply when the conviction is not for mere personal drug use, and is instead for selling, distributing, manufacturing, or possessing...

2017 / Criminal Defense / Drugs

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22 Mar

Virginia cocaine and handgun defense – Mere presence of contraband in glovebox does not make driver liable

Some unpublished cases need to be published, including this month's Virginia Court of Appeals opinion concluding that the evidence was insufficient to convict a man driving a rental car without authorization, where the glove compartment contained a handgun and twenty grams of cocaine. Roy v....

2017 / Criminal Defense / Drugs

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