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27 Jul

Skipping field testing before searching for contraband – Fairfax criminal lawyer

Fairfax criminal lawyer on startling affirmance of car search after skipping field testing of suspected cocaine. Skipping field testing of suspected unlawful drugs does not automatically preclude a vehicle drug search in Virginia, as learned on in the Virginia Supreme Court's recent case of...

2018 / Criminal Defense / Drugs

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04 Jul

You risk much to speak with police and to consent to searches

The Fourth of July brings remembrance of war and independence and more; festivities; and police trolling to make arrests for DWI and other alleged crimes, like bear feasting on salmon swimming upstream. You risk much to speak with police and to consent to searches....

2017 / Criminal Defense

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26 May

Asserting your rights with police, including this Memorial Day weekend

Like bear feasting on salmon swimming upstream, police often troll for arrestees in such easy picking areas as bar neighborhoods and at such times as Memorial Day weekend. If that were not so, why are Arlington County, Virginia, police out in force on Friday and...

2017 / Criminal Defense / Drunk driving, DWI, DUI

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01 Mar

Virginia criminal defense- Cases for challenging searches after a traffic stop

When I started doing criminal defense in 1991, I was reminded that drug cases often are won or lost by whether the drugs get suppressed. Seeking suppression of physical evidence is important in any criminal case alleging possession of contraband, and beyond, which is why...

2017 / Criminal Defense

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16 Nov

When police obtain suspects’ cell numbers or cellphones, call a lawyer

When police obtain your cellphone number or cellphone in your role as an arrestee or suspect, call a lawyer....

2016 / Criminal Defense

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26 Aug

Police suspects risk harmful misinterpretations of their non-verbal actions

George Lee Hawkins was stopped for a moving violation. Once stopped, the police saw a bulge in his shirt, and asked him if he could raise his "'shirt up a little bit so [the police officer could] see how it sits.'” Hawkins then "extended his arms completely out to his sides...

2015 / Criminal Defense

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