A rookie lawyer convicted of driving under the influence three times in a year – and twice in three days last October – can regain his law license after only a year. A jail term endured by Gordon B. Jones ...

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After a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidated parts of Virginia’s DUI laws, legislators revamped the whole package of statutes that regulate intoxicated operators, from the highway to the high seas. The resulting package made its way through the Assembly ...

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A Guatemalan immigrant convicted of drug and DUI charges after a cocaine-fueled police chase in Arlington will spend more time behind bars because of his immigration status. Defense attorneys say the case represents one more potential pitfall for attorneys trying ...

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Lawyers defending drunken driving cases have a new tool that should save time and effort in checking on blood-alcohol reports from the state lab. The state Department of Forensic Science is making additional breath alcohol records available online. The department ...

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A key fob that allowed the car to be operated without an actual key inserted in an ignition switch has prompted the latest conviction in Virginia’s series of “sleeping driver” cases. A Fairfax County circuit judge convicted the operator who ...

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Viral videos of police violence. Damning evidence of driver intoxication. An officer’s redemption by camera. As cameras have grown smaller and easier to use, the proliferation of video recordings of police encounters with civilians is changing the nature of law ...

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The client’s tale of woe begins with a traffic stop near a college campus. A driver had too much to drink, or an officer discovered illegal drugs. But wait, the client says. The traffic stop was made by a campus ...

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McLean lawyer Mark Sgarlata is charged with DUI and manslaughter after his car collided with a motorcycle, killing Ashburn couple Ricky and Leia Wrenn. The accident occurred around 1 a.m. on Sunday when Sgarlata turned left into a shopping center from ...

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A recent opinion by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli highlights tension between Virginia prosecutors and defense lawyers over the rules of engagement when a defendant plans to challenge the basis of a traffic stop or a police search in general district ...

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The number of drunk drivers ordered to install breathalyzers in their vehicles has risen 75 percent in Virginia over the last year as a result of a new law. About 8,500 drivers convicted of a DUI ...

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