Where defendant raises a jurisdictional challenge on appeal to his credit card theft convictions, his convictions are affirmed. His argument is based on a case dealing with venue in credit card theft cases, and the case was legislatively overruled when ...

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

Where a child with Asperger’s Syndrome had lived with the maternal grandparents for the majority of his life, and his mother was not able to care for him and his father was prohibited from having contact, it was in the ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Per Curiam Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals

Where a truck driver tripped over a mat when departing his employment location but only speculated about what caused him to trip, he did not show that the resulting knee injury resulted from an actual risk of his employment. Background ...

Tagged with: Judge Wesley G. Russell Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals Workers' Compensation

Where the circuit court granted bail to a defendant charged with two counts of raping his 8-year-old stepdaughter, the decision is reversed because the court did not adequately state its reasons for the ruling. Overview Defendant appellee was charged with ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Glen A. Huff Virginia Court of Appeals

Where a wife asserted multiple challenges to the trial court’s order holding her in contempt for failure to make payments to her former husband, the circuit court possessed the jurisdiction to enforce its final order and issue further orders and ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Mary B. Malveaux Virginia Court of Appeals

Where the defendant acquiesced in the delay of his trial by failing to object to continuances, that delay was chargeable to the defendant so that his subsequent trial date did not violate the Speedy Trial Act. Background Amir Fareed Suluki ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Mary Grace O'Brien Virginia Court of Appeals

Where the evidence supported the trial court’s order holding the husband in contempt for failing to pay spousal support to his former wife, the order was affirmed. However, because there was no legal basis for awarding the wife attorneys’ fees, ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Richard Y. AtLee Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

Where the defendant was carrying a firearm while subject to five separate protective orders, his convictions for transporting a firearm while subject to the orders did not violate double jeopardy because the purpose of the statute is to protect each ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Marla Graff Decker Virginia Court of Appeals

Although a guardian ad litem challenged the lower court’s dismissal of a case involving protective orders for three minor children before he could present evidence affecting the father’s attempts to gain custody, he did not raise the issue of mootness ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge Mary B. Malveaux Virginia Court of Appeals

Where a trial court erroneously reinstated its previously decided cases involving child support and arrearages, it realized its mistake and correctly vacated its reinstatement order. There was no error in denying a motion to reconsider. Background In 2016, Carolyn Rumbaugh ...

Tagged with: Civil Practice Per Curiam Opinion Virginia Court of Appeals