The Court of Appeals affirms a circuit court finding that the Department of Medical Assistance Services overpaid $32,099 to appellant Professional Therapies Inc., a certified rehabilitation agency, for Medicaid claims incurred Aug. 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. The circuit ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s conviction for obstructing justice for delaying trial court proceedings after disobeying a deputy’s order to remove himself from counsel table; a retired trial judge is not required to take a new oath on being ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Walter S. Felton Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

In wife’s second appeal after annulment of her marriage to second husband was affirmed (Naseer v. Moghal [VLW 012-7-241(UP)], the Court of Appeals upholds the trial court determination wife must repay $27,000 in spousal support received during the pending litigation; ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Walter S. Felton Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s jury trial conviction for grand larceny:  the facts do not support defendant’s proffered instruction about believing a bicycle valued at $800 to $900 was left abandoned by trash cans in a townhouse complex; case ...

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The Court of Appeals affirms the commission’s denial of permanent partial disability benefits to employee for a compensable leg injury; the testimony of employee’s physician fails to explain how his 25 percent impairment rating relates to the compensable injury. In ...

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The Court of Appeals reverses defendant’s conviction of driving on a suspended license after multiple DUI convictions because her act of backing out of a marked parking space in a strip mall parking lot did not constitute driving on a ...

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On husband’s appeal, the Court of Appeals affirms a final divorce decree awarding wife $225 monthly spousal support and remands for clarification of the award of 35 percent of husband’s Virginia Retirement System (VRS) account; husband’s arguments are procedurally defaulted ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Walter S. Felton Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

Testimony by the chief financial officer of an orthopedic practice that it charges 40 percent more for workers’ compensation patients, to cover overhead for extra time and administrative costs, does not prove the provider’s case that its fees are reasonable ...

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Defendant is not entitled to reversal of his jury trial conviction for malicious wounding after he failed to timely object to the trial court’s sua sponte written responses to jury questions with no counsel present, the Court of Appeals says;  ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Walter S. Felton Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

Evidence sufficient to prove defendant attempted to murder his wife with a shotgun is not sufficient to prove he abducted four other family members present, the Court of Appeals says; no evidence shows defendant detained them with intent to deprive ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Walter S. Felton Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals