Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer
Experts and hearsay- Fairfax criminal defense lawyer comments
Experts [EWs] in criminal trials are limited by the following Virginia rule of evidence: "In criminal cases, the opinion of an expert is generally admissible if it is based upon facts personally known or observed by the expert, or based upon facts in evidence." Virginia...
Geofence Search Warrants & 4th Amendment – Fairfax Lawyer Comments
Geofence search warrants can get you Fourth Amendment Constitutional search protections. As a Fairfax criminal defense lawyer, I know that to be so from the five-justice majority opinion in Chatrie v. United States, ___ U.S. ___ (June 29, 2026), which includes a spirited dissent by three...
School shooting of teacher- Fairfax lawyer on VA mom’s indictment
Shooting incidents by juveniles get coupled with questions of motive (if the incident happened), why the child had access to a firearm, and whether the shooter is too young to merit being prosecuted in the first place. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that...
Results in Virginia criminal court come from blood, sweat and tears
Results -- great ones -- are the goal of every Virginia criminal defendant whose focus is in the right direction. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I repeatedly hear from my clients: "What will happen in my case? Are you optimistic about the outcome?" If a...
Mistrial can Trigger Double Jeopardy
A mistrial can happen for a number of reasons in Virginia, including a hung jury and evidence of misconduct in the jury room. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that a criminal defendants' Fifth Amendment Double Jeopardy rights bar a retrial after a mistrial...
Methamphetamine dealing conviction addressed by Fairfax criminal lawyer
Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant drug. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that a Virginia conviction for meth possession carries up to ten years in prison, as opposed to a conviction for meth (or any other Schedule I or II drug) possession with...
Before entering reopened society: Reminder of VA criminal & DUI law risks
Before returning to society after loosening of societal Covid-19 restrictions, you owe it to yourself to be reminded of your rights in dealing with police and the criminal justice system. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the difference between knowing and asserting those...
Loose tongues can get convictions underlines Fairfax criminal lawyer
Loose tongues are what police love with criminal suspects. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I read with sadness how blabbermouthing with police in 2012 is the only thing that got Ruben Edward Moore convicted of a 1981 murder in a cold case. Moore v. Virginia,...
Facemasks mandatory in NoVa courts says Fairfax criminal defense lawyer
Facemasks must be worn before entering all Northern Virginia courthouses, until further notice during Covid-19. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I provide you the following links for the mask policies -- most similar to each other -- in the Fairfax County, Arlington, Loudoun, Prince William...
Blabbermouthing can convict says Fairfax criminal lawyer
Blabbermouthing with police is a dangerous thing. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the importance for criminal suspects and arrestees to remain silent with the police, and too often see them foster a conviction by not asserting their rights under the United States Constitution's...
