Virginia handgun defense

Nonviolent felons (NF or NF's) have available in Virginia courts an argument that the the Constitution's Second Amendment bars convicting them for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer I know that this argument is preserved by the...

Shooting incidents by juveniles get coupled with questions of motive (if the incident happened), why the child had access to a firearm, and whether the shooter is too young to merit being prosecuted in the first place. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that...

Virginia convictions are a scarlet letter. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that before such harshness can be inflicted on a criminal defendant. I also know that jury instructions on the applicable law must be sufficiently worded, so as to avoid convictions based on...