“You are an example for everybody,” a substitute judge told Galax attorney James T. Ward Friday as he sentenced Ward to 30 days in jail. The sentence calls for Ward to serve the time on weekends. Other penalties include a three-year OL suspension, $500 fine and VASAP classes. Ward was stopped after an officer saw [...]
Judge lectures lawyer convicted of second DUI
February 16th, 2012 · Comments Off · Criminal Cases
Tags:Attorney Misconduct·Carroll County·DUI·General District Courts·Traffic Offenses
Prosecutor charged with DUI
December 27th, 2011 · Comments Off · Criminal Cases
A lawyer in the Spotsylvania County commonwealth’s attorney’s office is charged with driving under the influence after being involved in a three-vehicle accident. The Free Lance-Star reports Amy Marie Harper, 38, of Fredericksburg has been suspended by boss Bill Neely, the Spotsylvania County commonwealth’s attorney, after the Friday night accident. Harper also was charged with [...]
Tags:Commonwealth's Attorneys·DUI·Spotsylvania County·Traffic Offenses
Officer who kicked in door for DUI has immunity
November 9th, 2011 · Comments Off · 4th Circuit, Civil Cases
A police officer is not liable for a civil rights violation for kicking in the door of a man’s home to arrest him for drunken driving, in a new case from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. On Oct. 2, 2004, Vienna police officer M.A. Reeves followed Alan J. Cilman from a sports bar [...]
