Fairfax criminal lawyer

Freeing Virginia criminal and DUI defendants can become tougher to accomplish the more violently serious is the criminal accusation, the more the defendant's criminal records says he has missed court dates (called failure to appear), and the more serious have been the defendant's prior convictions....

Discomfort is a constant companion for many criminal and DUI defendants. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that for each of my  Virginia criminal defense clients who tell me that not a day goes by not losing sleep over their case, many more of...

Lawyer choice is your right under the Constitution's Sixth Amendment, rather than merely allowing you to have an attorney. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that not only; does the Sixth Amendment guarantee that "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right......

Anger can seriously harm a claim of self defense against an assault conviction. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that running one's mouth and not diffusing tension can also work against a self defense claim. A prime example of that came this month with...

Prosecutors acting badly is a more common phenomenon than you might think, and such action can even be the kind that is within legal and ethical guidelines but still reprehensible. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such prosecutorial trespasses can arise from such...

Virginia courthouse chaos is a common perception that can be reversed, at lease if you have the right attorney. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the courthouse can seem to be a sea of people and activity to a criminal defendant visiting for...

Nolle prosequi [NP] is Latin for not prosecuting, in the form of a non-prejudicial dismissal that enables the prosecution to recharge the case within the statute of limitations period. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the court must grant a motion to enter a...

Fairfax LEO cooperation (LEO means law enforcement officer) is a buzzword with many Fairfax County, Virginia, police who seek new drug suspects to investigate, arrest and prosecute. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such a police approach is not limited only to police...

Fairfax relentless criminal defense needs to be your watchword when you are prosecuted in this and all other parts of Virginia. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that, in general, negotiating Fairfax criminal cases is often more favorable with the current prosecutorial administration than...

Virginia courts are not fully fair, if for no other reason than that the Supreme Court has for years not put enough teeth into such criminal defendant-oriented Constitutional amendments as the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent, the Sixth Amendment right to challenge adverse out...