Lawyers who follow the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals know the Richmond-based court is not generous with published opinions.
According to a cover story in the June 2008 ABA Law Journal, the court, which has been short-handed for years, issued the lowest percentage of published opinions of all federal circuits in 2006 – 6 percent [...]
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Unpublished opinions: why lawyers care
July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 4th Circuit, Attorney's fees, Plea Bargains, Real estate, Search and Seizure
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Judges usually approve negotiated plea deals
October 15th, 2007 · No Comments · Peninsula, Plea Bargains
When a Newport News circuit judge recently approved a plea deal that suspended all 45 years of a pedophile’s prison term, The Daily Press saw its online message board light up with angry comments.
But the paper talked to Peninsula prosecutors and defense lawyers and found that judges usually trust the lawyers to get it right [...]
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