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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At defendant’s trial for burglary, rape and related sex crimes, the trial court did not err in admitting a prosecution exhibit that depicted defendant’s telephone records from the night of the offense to refute his claims that he and the ...

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Defendant cannot overturn his bench trial conviction and one-year suspended sentence for narcotics possession by challenging the consensual nature of the police search of his vehicle, the Court of Appeals says; defendant freely consented to the search after the valid ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s bench trial convictions for speeding and misdemeanor driving under the influence  of alcohol; the arresting officer’s observations suffice to prove speeding regardless whether his speedometer was calibrated; defendant’s Fourth Amendment objections to the stop ...

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Some procedural errors that may have meant dismissed appeals will no longer be fatal, a divided Virginia Court of Appeals said today in a trio of en banc cases. Specifically, in two cases, the court allowed amendments to retool assignments ...

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The Court of Appeals reverses and dismisses public defender’s summary contempt conviction and $150 fine under Va. Code § 18.2-456(1); the record evidence is insufficient to show public defender had the requisite intent to obstruct or interfere with the administration ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms juvenile’s jury trial conviction for possessing a firearm after a prior delinquency adjudication for a felonious act: the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District (JDR) Court order was a prior adjudication based on defendant’s guilty plea ...

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On rehearing en banc, the Court of Appeals affirms a circuit court decision holding that appellant Virginia Marine Resources Commission lacked jurisdiction to order Chincoteague Inn to remove a floating platform from over state-owned bottomland. VMRC argues the circuit court ...

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