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29 Sep 2023, 2:15 pm by Jon Katz
As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that a judge cannot reject the existing criminal count to which a defendant enters a guilty or no contest plea, but can reject any and all of the agreed terms and conditions agreed to by the assistant commonwealth's attorney / prosecutor and Virginia criminal defense lawyer for the sentence. [read post]
28 Sep 2023, 7:26 am by Peter J. Louie, Esq.
The Commonwealth’s Attorney must prove the following elements: 1) you were operating a vehicle on a public highway in Virginia, 2) while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or some combination thereof, that rendered you incapable of safely driving. [read post]
27 Sep 2023, 12:00 pm by Holly
The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, effective January 1, 2023, establishes the framework for controlling and processing personal data in the Commonwealth and failure to comply can result in fines of up to $7,500 per violation.[4] Having a well-crafted privacy policy is paramount. [read post]
19 Sep 2023, 8:16 pm by Jon Katz
Once you have a Virginia drug defense lawyer, your attorney will want to fight for your pretrial release if you are being detained, and will want to avoid any drug dealing prosecution to be transferred to federal court, which is a bigger headache than defending in a commonwealth courthouse. [read post]
16 Sep 2023, 5:49 am by jonathanturley
Commonwealth of Virginia as the basis for Gibson’s claim that she is the victim of a sex crime. [read post]
15 Sep 2023, 2:59 pm by Jon Katz
Even if the chances are remote that the Virginia commonwealth's attorney's / prosecutor's office in your case will seek and obtain a copy of that recorded statement, why leave to chance that anything you say in that statement will come back to bite you in the back? [read post]
14 Sep 2023, 8:08 am by Christopher G. Hill
Map of the United States District Courts in Virginia,(Photo credit: Wikipedia)I have discussed how hard it is in the Commonwealth of Virginia to make out a claim for fraud when a construction contract is involved. [read post]
5 Sep 2023, 9:05 pm by renholding
Jarkesy to go much further, as it has done in conjuring new constitutional principles, such as the major questions doctrine in West Virginia v. [read post]
4 Sep 2023, 8:28 pm by Jon Katz
 I also know that two neighboring Northern Virginia commonwealth's attorney's offices routinely condition District Court misdemeanor pleas on waiving that vital right to appeal, which still remains negotiable. [read post]
25 Aug 2023, 2:46 pm by Jon Katz
Prostitution stings (PSs) used to be common in Fairfax, where I am headquartered, but I have not heard of such stings in Northern Virginia during the terms of the self-styled progressive commonwealth's attorneys who won election nearly four years ago in  court counties in this part of the state. [read post]
21 Aug 2023, 7:47 am by Christopher J. Walker
Last Retiring Chair (by operation of bylaws) Jill Family Jill Family is Professor of Law and Faculty Advisor, Law and Government Institute, at Widener Law Commonwealth. [read post]
21 Aug 2023, 7:47 am by Christopher J. Walker
Last Retiring Chair (by operation of bylaws) Jill Family Jill Family is Professor of Law and Faculty Advisor, Law and Government Institute, at Widener Law Commonwealth. [read post]
17 Aug 2023, 8:47 pm by Jon Katz
Commonwealth of Virginia, CL-2022-9997 (Fairfax Cir. [read post]
16 Aug 2023, 8:25 am by CrimProf BlogEditor
Leo, and Stephen Margolis (University of Nevada, Reno - Department of Psychology, California State University, Fullerton, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Claremont McKenna College, University of San Francisco and California State... [read post]
16 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Anna Price
” Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia all share the distinction of being known as commonwealths. [read post]
15 Aug 2023, 8:04 am by Phil Dixon
That sentence was later commuted to life without parole following Virginia’s legislative abolition of the death penalty. [read post]