police stops
Refusing police searches is vital to your Virginia criminal defense
Refusing police searches often makes the difference between winning and losing against a Virginia felony, misdemeanor and DUI prosecution. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, repeatedly I hear my clients who consent to police searches say that the police were going to find the contraband or...
Speaking with police can cause hot water says Fairfax criminal lawyer
Speaking with police when a criminal suspect, can set off all sorts of boobytraps. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I repeatedly warn criminal suspects against waiving their right to remain silent with the police. Nonetheless, and regrettably, in any given week a parade of criminal...
Handling Virginia Police Encounters – View of a Criminal Lawyer
A minor police encounter for an alleged traffic moving violation or for any other police interaction can mushroom into worse. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that skilled police know how to convince even some of the most recalcitrant suspects to talk to them...
Dangled Constitutional Rights: Virginia’s Supreme Court affirms drug conviction despite a police stop without a dangling object violation
Virginia's Supreme Court has affirmed a drug conviction resulting from a traffic stop by a police officer misunderstanding the state's law against dangling objects that obstruct the driver's view
