suppression
Suppressing evidence- Fairfax criminal defense lawyer speaks
Suppressing evidence is great when granted for a Virginia criminal defendant. However, as a Fairfax criminal defense lawyer, I know that trial and appellate judges are often very resistant to granting relief to defendants who claim that incriminatory evidence was seized in violation of their...
Lucidity Arguments get a DUI Arrest Suppressed – Fairfax DWI Lawyer
Fairfax DUI lawyer wins trial after underlining defendant's lucidity despite his wobbliness with field sobriety tests. Lucidity arguments are particularly important for DUI defendants when their physical coordination is wobbly. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have experienced the benefits of such arguments, including in...
Criminal defense- The danger of following a police order to hand over contraband
What should a person do when a police officer orders the suspect to hand the cop an item (other than ordering a driver to hand over one's driver's license and registration) or to empty one's pockets? If complied with, that order amounts to a search...
