A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals, granted a petition for appeal for a defendant charged with robbery, attempted carjacking, and conspiracy to commit carjacking, it found that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion to strike all ...

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A trial court did not err in concluding that a warrant to search defendant’s residence was not tainted by a protective sweep of the residence after defendant’s arrest elsewhere and while police waited for a search warrant to issue; the ...

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A correctional officer who complained of knee pain and difficulty walking after a workplace physical defensive safety training session is entitled to medical benefits for her torn meniscus; the Court of Appeals rejects employer’s contention that her injury resulted from ...

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A Victoria’s Secret employee who fell from the top of a five-foot ladder while restocking lingerie, who reported back and hip pain to her primary care doctor three weeks before her fall, but repeatedly told employer she had not suffered ...

Tagged with: Judge Robert J. Humphreys Unpublished Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals Workers' Compensation

In this divorce action in which the physician parents stipulated that father, who was under supervision because of a prescription drug addiction, would report to mother if he relapsed in his treatment program, the Court of Appeals upholds the trial ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s conviction for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, based on circumstantial evidence, including testimony of the officer who stopped defendant for a traffic offense and overheard defendant tell his girlfriend on the ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Robert J. Humphreys Unpublished Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals says a trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying defendant’s motion to withdraw his Alford pleas to robbery and firearm charges, as defendant expressly waived this right. In Griffin v. Commonwealth, 65 Va. App. ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Robert J. Humphreys Unpublished Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

A circuit court did not err in holding that it did not have jurisdiction to make predicate factual findings required for appellant mother’s child to acquire Special Immigrant status for federal immigration purposes, the en banc Court of Appeals holds ...

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Although items of clothing identified by a convenience store clerk as being worn by the person who robbed her 10 days earlier contained DNA from defendant, the Court of Appeals reverses defendant’s conviction for robbery, as the clothing included DNA ...

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A defendant cannot overturn her conviction of contributing to the delinquency of a minor under Va. Code § 18.2-371 with a claim that the commonwealth failed to prove that the child in question was exposed to the unsanitary conditions at ...

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