A defendant who pursued his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend on a highway at rates of speed up to 100 mph, twice ramming the boyfriend’s car and causing it to flip and crash, has his conviction of unlawful wounding affirmed ...

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A contention that the denial of a request to call a witness amounted to structural error does not excuse the failure to proffer the testimony of the witness, the Court of Appeals holds in affirming convictions for obtaining money by ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge D. Arthur Kelsey Virginia Court of Appeals

A woman who became belligerent when an officer made a traffic stop of the car in which she was a passenger, repeatedly cursing at the officer and ignoring his warnings not to approach the officer as he investigated the driver, ...

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A claimant who suffered a work injury that aggravated her pre-existing condition, from her prior total knee replacement from a non-work-related medical condition, is not entitled to a 37 percent lower left extremity impairment rating, the Court of Appeals holds. ...

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A circuit court exceeded its authority when it vacated denial of unemployment comp and ordered reinstatement of benefits to a convenience store manager who was terminated for violating a company policy about purchase of food while on duty; the Court ...

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Although defendant did not assert her right to a jury trial when her case was continued multiple times, she never expressly waived her right to a jury and nothing in the trial court record reflects she did so; the Court ...

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A woman who appeared at a hospital emergency room claiming severe pain from bladder cancer without any evidence to verify her condition, who demanded oxycodone and who offered a urine sample that did not match another taken from her in ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge D. Arthur Kelsey Virginia Court of Appeals