Support – Valuation of Assets – Contempt

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In connection with a divorce proceeding in which the wife was found to have engaged in several fraudulent transactions and subsequently found to be in contempt of a court order, the wife challenges on appeal a circuit court order which ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Randolph A. Beales Virginia Court of Appeals

Search and Seizure

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Where the arresting officer initiated a valid traffic stop and observed factors consistent with drug use, he had probable cause to believe that the driver-appellant was in possession of narcotics and arrested him. The officer was then entitled to search ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

Post-Trial Motions – Sufficiency – Timeliness

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The circuit court convicted defendant of felony eluding the police and endangering others while driving with a suspended license. The driver then made a timely motion to set aside the verdict based upon the discovery of new evidence and challenged ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Teresa M. Chafin Virginia Court of Appeals

Bennett honored for consumer advocacy

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Newport News consumer lawyer Leonard A. Bennett was named the 2017 Consumer Attorney of the Year by the National Association of Consumer Advocates. NACA is a nationwide organization of more than 1,500 attorneys who represent consumers who claim they were ...

Plaintiff had right to accelerate payments after default – $1,462,500 Verdict

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The trial involved a breach of contract arising from the purchase of Mr. Holman’s ownership interest in Dominion Mechanical. Plaintiff Stephen Holman sought to accelerate principal and interest payments, and attorney’s fees equal to 25 percent of the unpaid balance, ...

Tagged with: Contract Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Thomas P. Mann Million-Dollar Verdicts

Spousal Support

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On appeals from orders concerning spousal support orders, we find that the circuit court erred in imputing rental income to the wife from two residential properties held in trust for her and her brother’s benefit. At the time of trial ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Robert J. Humphreys Virginia Court of Appeals