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Witness availability needs checking before pleading guilty – Fairfax DUI lawyer
Fairfax DUI lawyer obtains reckless driving result after prosecution witness calls in sick. Witness availability -- on the prosecution side -- always needs to be checked by the defense lawyer as part of advising a criminal or DUIhttps://katzjustice.com/trial-readiness-steers-negotiating/ defendant whether to proceed to trial and...
Stopping violence without worsening the poor criminal justice system – Virginia lawyer
Virginia criminal lawyer warns against worsening the criminal justice system in addressing rampant gun violence. Stopping violence must not come at the price of worsening our already unacceptable criminal justice system that overcriminalizes, overarrests, overconvicts, overincarcerates, and oversupervises (through pretrial detention, and often excessive limitations...
Judicial Compassion – Virginia Criminal Lawyer on a Good Example of Patience
Virginia criminal lawyer on a humane criminal justice system. Judicial compassion is too lacking for too many judges, even for plenty who start out seeing their judgeship as an ideal role. When glimpsing the sleeve of his or her black robes, a judge hopefully will...
Exposing genitals to a minor is a crime in Virginia whether live or online
Virginia criminal lawyer warns to keep one's birthday suit clothed in the presence of children. Exposing genitals to a minor can get an adult in hot water in Virginia. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that too many adults will intentionally expose their genitals...
Unlawful firearm discharge in Virginia – Fairfax criminal lawyer
Fairfax criminal lawyer on criminal liability for discharging a firearm indoors in Virginia. Unlawful firearm discharge indoors is a Class 4 or 6 felony in Virginia (depending on whether malice is involved), respectively carrying up to ten and five years in prison. As a Fairfax...
Abandoned handguns and nearby fleeing suspects- Fairfax criminal lawyer
Fairfax criminal lawyer on the risks of fleeing suspects being convicted for nearby abandoned handguns
Abandoned handguns can convict nearby fleeing suspects. I know this as a Fairfax criminal lawyer, and Calvin Cardale Townes learned the same, as affirmed this week by the Virginia Court of...
A cop needs probable cause to say s/he will search
A cop needs probable cause to say s/he will search a suspect or the suspect's property. If the suspect responds by consenting to a search, handing over contraband or telling where the contraband will be found, the Defendant may still challenge whether the police officer...
Motions, Testimony & more – Virginia Criminal Lawyer
Motions and other key procedures are part of the essential bread and butter for criminal defense. If a jury convicts for a felony or Class 1 misdemeanor, the jury will recommend a sentence, only permitted to recommend active jail time and/or an active fine amount....