A claimant who suffered a work-related back injury acted in good faith when, after treating with an authorized physician, she saw an unauthorized doctor who had treat­ed her before, including successful neck sur­gery, and who performed additional surgery to treat ...

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A woman who drove a getaway car from a restaurant after her cousin shot a restau­rant security guard who got into an alter­cation with the woman when she would not present proof of age, cannot be convicted of accessory after ...

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Although there was no direct evidence defendant had possession of a credit card taken from an apartment where defendant was hired to remove a washer and dryer, his girlfriend used the credit card several hours later at a Food Lion, ...

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A divided Court of Appeals panel affirms suppression of a gun found in a vehicle after an officer standing outside the open passenger door said he saw “a possible weapon or gun in the vehicle”; the weapon was not discovered ...

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A defendant who sold drugs to a confi­dential informant at a picnic table near a motel and within 1,000 feet of school property has her conviction under Va. Code § 18.255.2(A)(2) affirmed by the Court of Appeals; the picnic table ...

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A defendant’s post-release period of probation had expired by operation of law before the trial court entered an order extending the probation period for defen­dant to pay restitution, and the Court of Appeals reverses the trial court decision that defendant ...

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The Court of Appeals upholds defen­dant’s conviction of displaying a noose with the intent to intimidate for hanging an all-black, life-size dummy by a noose from a tree in his front yard, next door to his African-American neighbors; defen­dant’s conviction ...

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A defendant who, with a companion, purchased Himalayan salts, packaged it to look like “molly,” or MDMA and ad­mitted to a police officer that they would have sold the baggies as molly if someone has asked for it, is convicted ...

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An ABC agent who conducted a site vis­it at a liquor license applicant’s business violated her Fourth Amendment rights when, because the agency suspected the business had multiple owners, the agent went into her business office and searched through her ...

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The Court of Appeals says there was sufficient evidence to convict defendant of second-degree murder and use of a fire­arm; the trial court did not err in denying defendant’s motions for a mistrial and a new trial based on attorney ...

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