Motion to Strike
Fairfax rape acquittal addressed by Virginia criminal lawyer
Fairfax rape prosecutions -- and all sexual assault prosecutions -- can involve high stakes for criminal defendants. As a Virginia criminal lawyer, I read with satisfaction a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge's reasons for acquitting a rape defendant upon finding the teenage complainant's testimony incredible...
Succeeding At The Trial Strike Stage
Succeeding in a criminal trial can take place at several stages. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that those possible stages are moving to dismiss the prosecution for failure to articulate a cognizable crime, for a defect in the charging document, for failure to...