contraband
Occupying a car with drugs- Fairfax criminal lawyer comments
Occupying a car containing drugs is risky. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I say that a person's head is in the clouds to think that it is safe to ride in such a car on the basis of figuring that every person is responsible for...
Missing link- Fairfax criminal lawyer on drug custody chain
Missing link arguments can be made in a drug possession or drug trafficking prosecution to allege that the substance tested by a Virginia state chemist cannot be sufficiently proven to be the same substance that was originally seized by law enforcement. As a Fairfax criminal...
Closeness to contraband is your plight, says Fairfax criminal lawyer
Closeness to contraband is the last thing you want. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the Virginia appellate courts will not have bleeding hearts for your protests if police find illegal drugs or other contraband near you after you have fled from the...
Stopping for police and accidents – Virginia penalties for doing the opposite
Stopping when ordered by the police is required by Virginia law, as is remaining at the scene when involved in an accident that causes injury or property damage. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that reasons the driver may disregard such requirements may include...
Contraband possession – Virginia weapons lawyer on criminal risks
Contraband abounds in terms of such material as weapons and drugs. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I berate myself that after the bar exam and two years before becoming a criminal defense lawyer I made the error of bringing a friend's locked suitcase to Singapore...
A cop needs probable cause to say s/he will search
A cop needs probable cause to say s/he will search a suspect or the suspect's property. If the suspect responds by consenting to a search, handing over contraband or telling where the contraband will be found, the Defendant may still challenge whether the police officer...
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Some unpublished cases need to be published, including this month's Virginia Court of Appeals opinion concluding that the evidence was insufficient to convict a man driving a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....