Federal Court Archives | Jon Katz, P.C.

11 Mar

Appeal rights after guilty plea depend on the court level says Fairfax criminal lawyer

Fairfax criminal lawyer points out the differing scope of appellate rights depending on the court where a guilty plea is entered. Appeal rights after a guilty plea depend on which court took the plea. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I here address those differing appeal rights...

2018 / Criminal Defense

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27 Nov

Federal felony sentencing- Virginia criminal lawyer’s warning

Federal felony sentencing often is harsh, unless the prosecution requests leniency as part of plea negotiations, with that leniency request ordinarily connected to snitching/cooperation. As a Virginia criminal lawyer defending in state and federal court, I know that many federal felony convictions involve substantial mandatory...

2017 / Criminal Defense

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18 Apr

Obtaining Virginia restricted driving privileges after a federal DWI conviction

It is a pain enough to receive a federal DWI conviction than also having to come to state court to seek restricted Virginia driving privileges. Unfortunately, Virginia statutory law requires a revocation of Virginia driving privileges (or revocation of all driving privileges for Virginia licensees)...

2017 / Drunk driving, DWI, DUI