Fairfax Criminal Defense Lawyer
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...
Conspiratorial conduct & count exposure- Fairfax criminal lawyer weighs in
Conspiratorial conduct -- known as a conspiracy -- arises when two or more people enter an agreement to commit a crime or series of crimes. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that for certain non-drug felony conspiracies, the Virginia sentencing maximum is less than...
