In this appeal following remand in Duva v. Duva, [VLW 009-7-512], the Court of Appeals affirms an equitable distribution award granting wife an equal interest in rental property titled only in husband’s name and a spousal support award of $600 ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of a grandmother’s petition for custody of her six-year old granddaughter who had been living with her mother outside Virginia for more than two years; the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJEA) and convenience ...

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Defendant is not entitled to reversal of her bench trial conviction for attempted assault and battery of a law enforcement officer on the basis of a narrow definition of assault that creates a legal absurdity and frustrates plain legislative intent, ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Jere M.H. Willis Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals upholds defendant’s felony conviction of third offense petit larceny in violation of Va. Code § 18.2-104, over defendant’s challenge to the trial court’s conclusion defendant’s prior conviction of attempted petit larceny was a predicate offense under ...

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Defendant wins reversal of his conviction for obstructing justice but his convictions for possessing cocaine and multiple offense habitual offender driving are affirmed by the Court of Appeals. One October evening, two city patrol officers observed defendant and a woman ...

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Defendant is not entitled to reversal of his conviction for possessing heroin with intent to distribute based on a 15-minute wait for a drug dog; the Court of Appeals says the arresting officer made a lawful iiiTerryiii stop to investigate ...

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The Court of Appeals affirmed a final divorce decree equitably distributing property and determining support; wife failed to preserve 22 of her 35 assignments of error and the case is remanded to determine appellate attorney’s fees for husband. Husband and ...

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The Court of Appeals reverses defendant’s conviction of failure to return rental property within 10 days of the expiration of the rental agreement, in light of the stipulation that two of the items – a brake and handle – were ...

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The Court of Appeals reverses defendant’s conviction of failure to return rental property within 10 days of the expiration of the rental agreement, in light of the stipulation that two of the items – a brake and handle – were ...

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An officer who initially observed defendant walking in the middle of the street in a housing project, causing a car to brake to avoid him, and who checked defendant’s identification and determined he was barred from the project, had probable ...

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