A trial court did not err in finding sufficient evidence to terminate a mother’s parental rights under either Va. Code § 16.1-283(B)(2) and (E), nor did the court abuse its discretion by determining the mother’s child who was under 14 ...

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

Where defendant answered a police knock at the door, during 40-degree weather, dripping wet and wearing a towel, and police smelled burning marijuana from inside the house when defendant opened and closed the door at least twice, and defendant responded ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Jere M.H. Willis Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

In this appeal by the Fairfax County Department of Public Works & Environmental Services of a circuit court finding that substantial evidence supported all but two of the Virginia Occupational Safety & Health civil penalty citations issued by the Virginia ...

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Conspicuously missing from the 3,351-page appendix in husband’s appeal of this divorce case is a complete transcript of the trial court’s ruling from the bench awarding sole custody of the children to wife, and that ruling cannot be reviewed under ...

Tagged with: Domestic Relations Judge William G. Petty Virginia Court of Appeals

Although defendant did not assert her right to a jury trial when her case was continued multiple times, she never expressly waived her right to a jury and nothing in the trial court record reflects she did so; the Court ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge D. Arthur Kelsey Virginia Court of Appeals

Police did not violate defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights when they seized defendant, as well as a cocaine cookie block found beneath the seat of defendant’s automobile, after a valid stop based on observation of defendant’s illegally parked vehicle, which matched ...

Tagged with: Judge Robert J. Humphreys Search & Seizure Virginia Court of Appeals

Although defendant contends he never held or fired the shotgun found next to him in the car when police stopped him, there was sufficient evidence that the gun was under his dominion and control to convict him of possession of ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. Virginia Court of Appeals

Defendant’s appeal of a JDR court’s revocation of suspension of his sentence was filed the same date court revoked the suspension of sentence, and the appeal therefore was timely, and the Court of Appeals reverses the trial court ruling quashing ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Larry G. Elder Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals reverses defendant’s conviction for attempted malicious wounding, as the evidence proved only that defendant intended to scare an arts center manager, and not to maliciously shoot, stab, cut or wound her. The fact that defendant came ...

Tagged with: Criminal Judge Larry G. Elder Virginia Court of Appeals

The Court of Appeals summarily affirms a trial court decision on child support because appellant mother has failed to file a replacement opening brief to comply with Rule 5A:20(C); the pleading does not contain any principles of law, argument or ...

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