probation Tag

12 Jan

Fairfax DUI Defense – Handling probation violation charges and VASAP

Fairfax DUI defense and DUI defense throughout Virginia often involves dealing with probation violation charges, and dealing with VASAP (the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program). Probation violation charges are too common but typically avoidable. Registering with VASAP is mandatory for anyone convicted in Virginia for...

2018 / Drunk driving, DWI, DUI / JK in the news & live

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16 Mar

The Hobson’s choice of agreeing to unsavory probation conditions or risking a more severe sentence

In 2008 in Grayson County, Virginia, Circuit Court, Lara was convicted of aggravated sexual battery of a mentally incapacitated victim. He was sentenced to twenty years suspending seventeen of those years, conditioned on probation obligations including participating in psychological counseling. U.S. v. Lara, ___ F.3d....

2017 / Criminal Defense

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09 Mar

Beware harsh probation conditions for those convicted of sex crimes

Soon after breathing a sigh of relief from being released from prison. criminal defendants then realize that their probation period will be no picnic. Rarely is probation any less of a picnic than for those convicted of sex felonies. Consider Charles D. Douglas's situation. For...

2017 / Criminal Defense

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15 Nov

Virginia criminal law allows for lifetime probation & no contact

On September 22, 2016, the Virginia Supreme Court recounted a horror story of Minh Duy Du's committing statutory rape against his 13 year old half sister, and then using a baseball bat to bash the heads of his father and stepmother -- who tried to...

2016 / Criminal Defense

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