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Criminal: Evidence supports contempt conviction
Where the trial judge found appellant guilty of indirect contempt of court after finding that he “‘was smirking and walking towards’” the brother of the man that appellant killed, there […]
Court affirms attorney’s contempt conviction
Where appellant attorney was found in contempt of court, he has waived his argument that he did not receive adequate notice of the charge, and there is sufficient evidence to […]
Challenges to school Anti-Racism Policy were correctly dismissed
Where parents, whose children were students in the Albemarle County school system, alleged that the county school board enacted an Anti-Racism Policy that violated their state constitutional and statutory rights, […]
Motion to ‘nolle prosequi’ indictments properly granted
Where the court granted the prosecution’s motion to nolle prosequi three grand jury indictments, and appellant was indicted on the same charges later in the same day, the court did […]
Sentencing court’s good time behavior order reversed
Where the circuit court imposed a 20-year good time requirement as part of appellant’s supervised probation, the order is remanded for correction because the good time term exceeds the term […]
Retroactive child support award reversed
Where the circuit court incorporated the parties’ separation agreement into an order, the court did not abuse its discretion. However, the court incorrectly ordered retroactive child support back to the […]
Protective vehicle search was justified
Where appellant eventually stopped his vehicle after running a stop sign at 40 mph, and police officers saw him twist in the driver’s seat as if reaching for something, this […]
Motion to suppress syringe correctly denied
Where a police deputy seized a liquid-filled a syringe from appellant’s pocket, there was probable cause to do so under the facts of this case. Appellant’s plea-based conviction to a […]
No disclosure of restricted dissemination material
An attorney does not violate his obligation to give a client a complete copy of his file if material in the file designated as “restricted dissemination material” is not provided. […]
Work-related injury finding affirmed
Where claimant, who had pre-existing back issues, suffered an injury at work, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly weighed the competing medical evidence when it concluded that the injury was […]
Motion to appoint trial counsel improperly denied
Where the trial court did not provide procedural safeguards to ensure that appellant intelligently and voluntarily waived his right to appointed trial counsel, his two convictions for misdemeanor assault and […]
Court affirms man operated boat in felony hit and run
There was enough evidence that a man convicted of involuntary manslaughter and felony hit and run was operating a boat that crashed into a bulkhead, resulting in the death of the boat’s passenger, the Court of Appeals of Virginia found in a published decision.
Legal Tech
- AI in practice: How new technology is affecting litigation practice
- Experts foresee legal malpractice risk for those who eschew AI
- Legal Decoder launches AI-powered billing analytics interface
Verdicts & Settlements
- Negligence and Tort – E-bike collision leads to neck injury, psoriasis flare
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – ‘Daydreaming’ driver hit plaintiff walking by road
- Motor Vehicle Negligence 92-year-old dies after being hit by vehicle
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Motorcyclist suffers severe injuries in vehicle accident
- Medical Malpractice – Patient dies after alleged improper medicine admin
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Doctor convicted of unauthorized distribution of oxycodone
- Tort – Assault and battery claims against postal employee are dismissed
- Immigration – Petitioner failed to connect fear of persecution to PSG
- Civil Procedure – District court won’t revisit three-year old decision
- Bankruptcy – Pro se debtor’s myriad motions and challenges are denied
- Criminal – Firearm possession sentence was not substantively unreasonable
- Appeals – Inmate’s untimely appeal is dismissed
