Mere lying to a police officer when he is investigating an accident does not constitute obstruction of justice, the Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled. While a man initially may have told investigating officers that his truck was stolen and ...

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Where a defendant lied to officers about the whereabouts of his son, who was suspected of driving the defendant’s vehicle and causing a single-vehicle rollover accident, during a consensual encounter at his home and refused to let the officers, who ...

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Where a defendant’s trial was scheduled to take place more than five months after his preliminary hearing, in violation of Virginia’s speedy trial requirements, the defendant was not entitled to a dismissal of the indictment because he failed to object ...

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The court held that for a crime to be attempted, and thus for criminal liability to attach, the intended crime must be in progress to some extent. Background This appeal permits us to review and clarify our jurisprudence with respect ...

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The conviction of a defendant who denied sexually assaulting his daughter and disputed other aspects of her testimony was affirmed because the defendant failed to cite any legal authority to support his argument that these discrepancies rendered the evidence insufficient ...

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A defendant was properly convicted of strangulation where, in addition to being unable to breathe, the victim’s face and lips went numb and she suffered abrasions, pain and redness around her neck, but the defendant could not be convicted of ...

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The court could not determine if the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to suppress his statements to police regarding the marijuana found in his backpack and his residence because he failed to include a transcript or an agreed ...

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By remaining with the couple’s children in South Korea and refusing to return to the United States, the mother denied the father access to the children, a fact that was properly considered by the trial court in granting the father ...

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By remaining with the couple’s children in South Korea and refusing to return to the United States, the mother denied the father access to the children, a fact that was properly considered by the trial court in granting the father ...

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In awarding benefits to a Washington Redskins’ player injured during the pre-season, the commission did not err in considering the amounts he earned during his short tenure before injury, instead of the amounts he would have earned if he made ...

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