The trial court correctly ruled that a witness’s statements at trial, which appellant challenged as hearsay, were admissible. The statements were not hearsay because they were not “offered for their truth.” Overview Appellant Davis was indicted for murder, conspiracy to ...

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Where the J&DR court reduced husband’s spousal support obligation but did not reference any overages or set a repayment schedule until after a hearing conducted several months later, the circuit court correctly ruled that husband’s motion for overage payments “was ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Robert J. Humphreys Virginia Court of Appeals

Where the parties’ agreement regarding the non-modifiable amount and duration of husband’s spousal support payments to wife did not exactly conform with language required by a July 1, 2018, amendment to the applicable statute, a later amendment that permitted more ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Robert J. Humphreys Virginia Court of Appeals

The circuit court correctly declined to subtract father’s mortgage payment from rents received when calculating his income for child support purposes. Further, the court properly refused to credit father for medical insurance payments on the children’s behalf where there was ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Robert J. Humphreys Virginia Court of Appeals

The circuit court retained jurisdiction to revoke appellant’s suspended sentence when it conditioned the suspension on appellant’s compliance with his probation terms, even though the court did not expressly make the suspension period concurrent with the probation period. Background In ...

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Multiple charges arising from appellant’s theft of SUV rims and tires were properly tried at a single trial because the charges arose from a common plan and a common scheme. Overview Appellant Brooks was charged with crimes arising from the ...

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Where the circuit court granted bail to appellee, who was charged with several sex crimes but “gave no reasons to support its decision to grant pre-trial bond[,]” this was an abuse of discretion. The circuit court’s judgment is reversed and ...

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Where the JDR court’s visitation ruling specified only “reasonable visitation” for father, the circuit court properly imposed a specific visitation schedule. The court had the authority to do so despite striking father’s evidence concerning changed circumstances. Further, despite mother’s contrary ...

Tagged with: Family Law Judge Robert J. Humphreys Virginia Court of Appeals

Where appellant’s 90-day suspended sentence for owning a dangerous dog that killed another person’s pet was conditioned on the dog being euthanized, appellant has waived her challenge the sentencing order. Overview When appellant Stacey’s dog, Niko, attacked another dog, Niko ...

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The circuit court correctly ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to enter a final divorce decree nunc pro tunc after one of the parties died. Background Tommy and Greta Johnson married in 1974. Greta filed for divorce in 2017. After a ...

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