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	<title>Virginia Lawyers Weekly &#187; Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr.</title>
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		<title>Soft-Tissue ‘Injury’ Supports Felony Hit &amp; Run&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/05/09/soft-tissue-injury-supports-felony-hit-run/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 14:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although defendant contends there was insufficient evidence that anyone was injured when she rear-ended another car and then ran away into the woods as emergency vehicles approached, the Court of Appeals holds that a soft-tissue injury such as muscle pain constitutes an “injury” under the felony hit-and-run statute, and affirms defendant’s conviction under Va. Code [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Husband Wins Reversal on Car &amp; Support&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/05/03/husband-wins-reversal-on-car-support/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 17:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On husband’s appeal of a final divorce decree, the Court of Appeals reverses and remands two trial court rulings on a car husband purchased after separation and on child support; although husband’s remaining arguments lack merit, his appeal is not frivolous and appellate attorney’s fees are denied. Husband and wife separated in 2007, after 13 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Failing to Stop Requires No Accident&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/03/20/failing-to-stop-requires-no-accident/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defendant convicted of second degree murder is not entitled to reversal of his jury trial conviction for failing to stop after an accident, the Court of Appeals says; Va. Code § 46.2-894 primarily benefits injured victims and does not require proving  accidental or unintentional actions. One night in December, defendant took victim to buy drugs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sentencing Procedure Upheld for Sex Offender&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/03/20/sentencing-procedure-upheld-for-sex-offender/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was no reversible error in a trial court’s procedures when sentencing defendant on his guilty pleas to sexually abusing multiple young boys when defendant acted as a baseball coach and hosted a foreign exchange student; the Court of Appeals rejects defendant’s interpretation of Va. Code § 9.1-902(H) On appeal, defendant argues the trial court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merchandise Hook Caused Compensable Injuries&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/03/12/merchandise-hook-caused-compensable-injuries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeals affirms the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission award of benefits to a 65-year old cashier who injured her left knee, arm and shoulder complying with a request to take a break; the commission correctly found employee’s fall when her purse strap caught on a merchandise hook arose out of and in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timely ‘Blue Letter’ Bars Claim&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/02/27/timely-blue-letter-bars-claim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeals affirms the commission denial of benefits to a nurse who received a “blue letter” notifying her of the deadline to file a claim within 17 days; this notice was timely even if close to the expiration of the two-year statute of limitations; nurse’s claim filed after deadline is barred. Employee works [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improper Driving Conviction Reversed&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/02/25/improper-driving-conviction-reversed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On rehearing of dismissal for insufficient assignment of error, the Court of Appeals reverses and dismisses defendant’s conviction for improper driving under Va. Code § 46.2-869:  the record evidence is insufficient to show defendant did anything improper responding to the sudden emergency presented by a patch of water in the road that caused his car [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Caretaker Search Allowed&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/01/29/community-caretaker-search-allowed/</link>
		<comments>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/01/29/community-caretaker-search-allowed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the commonwealth’s appeal, the Court of Appeals reverses the trial court order suppressing cocaine police found preparing to tow defendant’s truck after his arrest for trespassing; the record evidence supports police were following standard procedures and not making a pretextual search. One morning in April, two police officers responded to a report of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Physician’s Agreement Not Unconscionable&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/01/17/physicians-agreement-not-unconscionable/</link>
		<comments>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/01/17/physicians-agreement-not-unconscionable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeals reverses the circuit’s refusal to enforce a separation agreement requiring physician to pay monthly spousal support wife of 65 percent of his income or at least $10,000; as a matter of law, the agreement is not unconscionable nor do the surrounding circumstances show undue influence . Husband and wife separated after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tainted Statements Harmless&#160;</title>
		<link>http://valawyersweekly.com/2013/01/11/tainted-statements-harmless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Elkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defendant is not entitled to reversal of his jury trial convictions for murder, attempted robbery and using a firearm to commit a felony based on alleged trial court error in admitting defendant’s incriminating statements to a detective, the Court of Appeals says; the alleged constitutional error of continuing interrogation without counsel is harmless considering more [...]]]></description>
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