The Court of Appeals upholds defendant’s conviction of first-degree murder; even if a receipt for a .9 millimeter FC Luger caliber gun found in defendant’s car was inadmissible hearsay, the error was harmless in light of the overwhelming evidence implicating ...

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

A defendant who admitted involvement in an exchange of gunfire outside his home, in which he was injured, can be convicted of using a firearm while in possession of more than 25 pounds of marijuana found in the trunk of ...

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

At defendant’s trial for grand larceny of laundry soap, beer and tissues from a Walmart store, the trial court did not err in admitting into evidence the receipt created by Walmart employees to demonstrate the value of the items allegedly ...

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

A father was unable to provide for the daily needs of his six-year-old son but left his care to the mother, who was mentally ill and had attempted suicide, and the Court of Appeals upholds termination of the father’s parental ...

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

The Court of Appeals reverses defendant’s conviction for driving on a suspended license where Department of Motor Vehicle records showed a letter sent by certified mail notifying her of her license suspension for failure to complete a “clinic interview” was ...

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Although defendant was discovered in a parked car in a hotel parking lot wearing only a woman’s nightgown pulled up to his waist and exposing his genitals, the totality of the circumstances does not support his conviction of indecent exposure, ...

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An emergency medical technician with the fire department who suffered a stroke is not entitled to workers’ comp by application of the presumption for fire fighters and police officers pursuant to a Virginia statute; the Court of Appeals affirms denial ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s jury trial conviction for voluntary manslaughter in shooting his adult son; son’s high school classmate testified to her impartiality and the blood spatter expert provided relevant evidence without deciding the ultimate question of guilt. ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s single jury trial convictions for aggravated malicious wounding and second degree murder of victim who died six months after being stabbed; the offenses charged have separate and distinct elements allowing prosecution for both without ...

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The Court of Appeals dismisses an appeal from a perjury conviction, as the notice of appeal mistakenly identified the case number of defendant’s conviction for felony failure to appear, which occurred at the same trial but was unrelated and bore ...

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