Arlington seeks to LEED the way
By Peter Vieth
Published: July 4, 2008
How far can Virginia local governments go in requiring developers to build environmentally-friendly buildings? At least one Virginia county is deliberately pushing the legal limit to force builders to “go green.”
Arlington County officials now require every developer seeking planning approval to provide a “sustainable design” scorecard with its application. The scorecard would use [...]
Criminal – Manslaughter – 911 Call – Excited Utterance 
By Deborah Elkins
Published: July 4, 2008
A woman’s 911 call identifying defendant as the person who cut the stabbing victim was admissible at defendant’s trial as an “excited utterance,” even though the woman was not offering a spontaneous narrative but answering the 911 operator’s questions; the Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s manslaughter conviction.
The woman had been walking down the street with [...]
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