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Tag Archives: Norfolk City Circuit Court

Statements made after asking for counsel are suppressed

Statements defendant made after asserting his right to an attorney must be suppressed “with the exception of an unprompted comment … [defendant] made when one of the detectives entered the interview room and before the detective began speaking.” Background Defendant ...

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No injunction to stop permit revocation

Where a city council revoked a nightclub’s conditional use permit after a shooting occurred on the premises, the nightclub will not be granted a preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of the revocation. Background The Legacy Lounge obtained a conditional use ...

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Court can exceed 14-day sentence for absconding probationer

Where defendant committed three prior technical violations of his probation, the court is not limited to a 14-day sentence after defendant’s fourth technical violation – first-time absconding from probation. This is so despite language in the sentencing guidelines that seemingly ...

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Mutual mistake of fact thwarts property sale

Where both parties to a real estate sales contract mistakenly believed defendant seller had exclusive title to property that plaintiff purchaser contracted to buy, plaintiff has no claim for specific performance, breach of contract or a quiet title/partition action. Defendants’ ...

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Demurrers to emotional distress claims sustained

Plaintiff’s lack of specificity in pleading her emotional distress claims requires the court to sustain defendant’s demurrers but she will have leave to file an amended complaint. Plaintiff’s allegation of sexual battery does not relieve her of “the obligation to ...

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Changed circumstances do not warrant custody change

Where the child’s mother, father and grandmother had legal custody, and the grandmother had primary physical custody, mother’s physical custody petition is denied. Although there has been a material change in circumstances, the child’s best interest is served by continuing ...

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Lack of privity dooms claim in mortgage case

Where plaintiff claims that defendant, a mortgage loan servicer, breached a contract, plaintiff’s claim is dismissed because “the Court is unable to determine exactly what [plaintiff] is claiming[.]” Overview In 2005, Perez, the plaintiff in this case, alleges that she ...

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