sexual assault defense

Jury panel member equivocation can be common during the voir dire process of selecting and deselecting potential jurors / venire panel members. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the voir dire process is so critical that some litigants spend hefty sums to hire consultants...

Fairfax sexual assault prosecutions and all such prosecutions anywhere in Virginia risk substantial sentences if convicted. Recently, a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge denied a defense motion to set aside a jury verdict of attempted sodomy (as to anal intercourse) and completed sodomy (as to...