Where the government alleged the defendant provided fraudulent documents to the government via his attorney, but the documents were provided while the parties were discussing and negotiating a written plea offer and statement of facts, they were excluded by Federal ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Michael F. Urbanski U.S. District Court - Western District

There was sufficient evidence for the trial court to conclude that firearms found in appellant’s home were connected to his illegal drug sales. The court correctly rejected his request to apply the statutory “safety valve” provision regarding firearms in connection ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Dominique A. Callins Virginia Court of Appeals

Where appellant was convicted of a drug offense, based, in part, on a confidential informant’s testimony about a controlled drug buy, her testimony was reliable and sufficiently supports the conviction. Appellant’s argument Appellant “Campbell argues that Slusher’s [the informant’s] testimony ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Stuart A. Raphael Virginia Court of Appeals

Where the police conducted a search based on the smell of marijuana coming from a vehicle, appellant’s motion to suppress, based on a statute banning such searches, was correctly denied. The statute became effective after the search was conducted. Two ...

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

Where appellant was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, there was sufficient evidence that he actually possessed the firearm. Someone else? “Jackson argues that the circuit court erred by denying his motion to strike because the ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Daniel E. Ortiz Virginia Court of Appeals

Where appellant initially told police he had no idea who shot him and moved to strike at trial because the prosecution did not exclude the possibility that his wife shot him and then committed suicide, the trial court correctly denied ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Mary Bennett Malveaux Virginia Court of Appeals

Where appellant was convicted of falsely applying for public assistance and two counts of falsely obtaining public assistance, there is sufficient evidence that she signed two required interim reports, falsely representing that she was not working and had no income. ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Richard Y. AtLee Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

Where the court revoked appellant probationer’s two-year previously suspended sentence, it was not limited to imposing a 14-day sentence for his technical violations. The statute imposing such limitation did not become effective until after his violations. Appellant’s due process argument ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Dominique A. Callins Virginia Court of Appeals

Where a search of appellant’s truck revealed a firearm, and a police dog alerted to the drugs in the vehicle, the trial court correctly concluded that the police did not unduly delay the stop while waiting for the dog and ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Stuart A. Raphael Virginia Court of Appeals

Where appellant was convicted of arson, there was sufficient evidence that she deliberately set the fires. Overview Appellant Young said she had been lost in the woods for several days when she came upon a cabin. She slept on the ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Stuart A. Raphael Virginia Court of Appeals