Even if the record evidence is insufficient to prove that defendant starved a 20-year-old rescue mare of food and water, defendant violated Va. Code § 3.1-796.66 if she failed to provide the mare with necessary emergency veterinary treatment, and the ...

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

A Metro Transit Police Officer is a “law enforcement officer” under Va. Code § 18.2-57(C), and the Court of Appeals upholds defendant’s conviction for assault of a law enforcement officer for striking the officer in the face with his fist ...

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

A police officer who touched defendant’s arm to arrest him on an outstanding warrant effected an arrest, and as persons under arrest are always in custody, the Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s conviction for escape from custody in violation of ...

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

The Court of Appeals reverses a trial court decision reinstating a prison guard with back pay, and remands with directions to affirm a hearing officer’s decision that upheld termination of the guard for his actions in restraining a handcuffed and ...

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