Virginia Discovery
Fairfax prosecution reforms that benefit criminal defendants
Fairfax prosecution reforms were recently listed here on the chief county commonwealth attorney's social media page. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I have repeatedly said that the current Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office is overall more beneficial to criminal defendants than with the prior two...
Transforming Virginia criminal court curveballs to victory
Transforming curveballs into victory is an essential part of a successful Virginia criminal defense lawyer's toolkit. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I found myself more than once reminding the prosecutor in my two then-upcoming Virginia DWI trials -- set for the same court date --...
Fairfax optional discovery order where the Commonwealth opts out – Part II
Fairfax optional discovery order ("Order") forms are addressed in part 1 of this article (here). This is the second and final part of this blog entry on this topic by me, a Fairfax criminal lawyer handling felony, misdemeanor and DUI defense for decades in Fairfax...
Discovery rules must be expanded says Fairfax DUI lawyer
Discovery rules tell prosecutors what information (and when) they must provide defendants -- through their lawyers -- prior to trial. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I know that the Virginia discovery rules remain too narrow. In Virginia district court, the defense is only entitled to...