The court affirmed a man’s conviction for distribution of Oxycodone and rejected his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, finding that although his attorney was twice temporarily suspended while his case was pending, he was afforded licensed counsel at every ...

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The court affirmed a man’s conviction for distribution of Oxycodone and rejected his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, finding that although his attorney was twice temporarily suspended while his case was pending, he was afforded licensed counsel at every ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge James W. Haley Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

Where a husband purchased a home in Washington state with his former high-school girlfriend in March 2016, which was several months before he left the marital residence in July 2016, the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in granting ...

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Because the defendant’s attorney did not affirmatively object when the trial court imposed on his client a provision of no contact with the victim, the defendant waived this argument for appeal. Background Viewed in the light most favorable to the ...

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Although a screwdriver is not a per se deadly weapon, the court of appeals held that, for purposes of applying an enhanced statutory penalty, it may be defined as a deadly weapon based on its possessor’s intent and subsequent use. The Defendant, ...

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Pacheco v. J.P. Masonry Inc. (VLW No. 017-7-287, 7 pp.) (Haley, J.) Appealed from Va. Workers’ Compensation Comm., Va. App. Unpub. Holding:  Claimant-worker, injured in a work-related accident that resulted in a below-the-knee amputation of his left foot, challenged the ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s conviction for perjury based on his having filed a sworn criminal complaint outlining a prison guard’s alleged assault while closing the tray slot door on defendant’s arm when serving him a meal, these statements ...

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The commission did not err in holding that claimant did not sufficiently market his residual capacity for work during his light-duty status with United Parcel Service after knee-replacement surgery, the Court of Appeals holds. The record establishes that claimant’s doctor ...

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The commonwealth did not show a cell phone found in the vehicle defendant was driving belonged to him and the trial court erred in admitting text messages about marijuana sales; the Court of Appeals reverses defendant’s drug distribution conviction. This ...

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At defendant’s trial for attacking and sexually assaulting one woman and attacking a second woman and steal­ing her car, in the same afternoon, the trial court did not err reversibly in re­fusing to allow defendant to remove his gold teeth ...

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