rule on witnesses

Witness sequestration orders (also known as the rule on witnesses) are always granted when I request them at trial, sometimes with judicial modifications. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the right to such orders is codified at Virginia Code § 19.2-265.1 and Virginia...

Rule on witness violations can put at risk the fairness of a Virginia criminal defendant's trial or hearing. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I routinely ask the judge to invoke this rule, which bars the prosecutor's and defendant's witnesses from being present in the courtroom...