presumption of innocence
Wittmann calls the accused criminals- Fairfax criminal lawyer clears the air
Nicole Wittmann -- currently interim Loudoun County commonwealth's attorney -- is the Republican contender to replace outgoing chief prosecutor Jim Plowman, who will join the Circuit Court bench. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that this race in the adjacent county to me has...
Virginia’s presumption of no bail law gets no presumption of innocence offset
Virginia's presumption of no bail law gets no presumption of innocence offset, as confirmed this week by Virginia's Supreme Court. Virginia v. Duse, ___ Va. ___ (Feb. 12, 2018). As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know the harshness of Virginia (Va. Code § 19.2-120) and...
Beware getting your non-immigrant visa yanked for merely being arrested for DWI
Rather than waiting for a president Donald Trump to wreak further havoc on immigration law and practice, I am now seeing some of my own DWI clients get their non-immigrant F-1 student and H-1B professional visas yanked BEFORE their cases are adjudicated in court.