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An Henrico County police officer is suing his bosses and the Commonwealth’s Attorney over his demotion at the police department.
Demoted narcotics investigator William G. “Trip” Hueston III seeks $1.06 million in damages, claiming that Henrico Police Chief Henry W. Stanley Jr., Commonwealth’s Attorney Wade A. Kizer and others falsely accused him of jury tampering, [...]

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Former State Crime Commission director James Towey will seek the Democratic nomination to run against Del. William R. Janis, R-Henrico.
Towey is running on a platform of increasing transparency and putting constituents before party politics, reports the Richmond Times Dispatch.
Janis, one of the more outspoken conservatives in the House, noted that in the recent [...]

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Handed down a year ago, the decision in Ford Motor Co. v. Benitez was one of the top legal news stories in 2007. In Benitez, the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld a $2,000 sanction against a defense attorney who, after discovery and a nonsuit in a products liability case, continued to press affirmative defenses with [...]

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In Commonwealth v. Price, an opinion released this afternoon, Henrico County Circuit Judge L.A. Harris Jr. upheld the civil remedial fees for “dangerous drivers” under Virginia Code § 46.2-206.1.
Defendant Anthony O. Price argued the fees are unconstitutional, in that they are levied against Virginia drivers, but not against drivers from other states traveling through Virginia [...]

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The first circuit judge to consider the constitutionality of Virginia’s civil remedial fees said he hopes to rule next week.
Henrico Judge L.A. Harris Jr. heard brief arguments today from prosecutor Duncan P. Reid and from defense attorney Craig S. Cooley, who is representing Anthony O. Price along with Esther J. Windmueller.
General District Judge Archer L. [...]

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