The Court of Appeals refuses to suppress drug evidence discovered after defendant was stopped for operating a moped without a DOT-approved helmet; the officer’s suspicion that defendant’s helmet did not comply provided probable cause. One day in May, defendant was ...

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A husband could not terminate spousal support payments by refashioning his firing to fit under the parties’ property settlement agreement, the Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled. The PSA signed by William and Elizabeth Strack in 2010 called for the ...

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A medical provider wins its challenge to a carrier’s payment of a fraction of the provider’s cost for treating an Alexandria police officer; the Court of Appeals says the commission erred in concluding the provider was properly enrolled as a ...

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Claimant, a professor of rehabilitation counseling, is not entitled to workers’ comp benefits to treat a neck injury she suffered while attending a physical therapy session after her physician had counseled her that she did not need additional physical therapy; ...

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Although defendant claims the lawyer originally appointed as stand-by counsel was not empowered to seek a continuance, the record supports the trial court finding that the lawyer represented defendant and the period of the continuance does not count under the ...

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A defendant who was arrested in Spotsylvania County for violating parole, and who escaped and ran to a car, directing the passenger to put the car in gear and keep driving, and who was arrested with the passenger in Caroline ...

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An  intoxicated man asleep in his vehicle at 3:30 a.m., with the car radio on, can be convicted of driving under the influence even though the commonwealth did not prove he had any intent to engage the vehicle’s motive power ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms the circuit court’s award of $1,660 monthly child support and about $29,000 in attorney’s and expert witness fees to mother but declines to award any attorney’s fees on appeal; mother’s CPA qualified an expert, any ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s jury trial conviction and 30-year sentence for malicious wounding and felony firearm use; defendant’s bald assertions fail to establish status as an invited overnight guest and he is not entitled to suppress the gun ...

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Defendant cannot overturn her bench trial conviction and prison sentence for obtaining $420 by false pretenses on the basis that the victim named in the indictment suffered no harm, the Court of Appeals says; this case is similar to Quidley ...

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