Richmond Criminal Defense Blog
Posted on Nov 7, 2011 By Richmond Criminal Defense Attorney
To be found guilty a defendant must be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The defendant has an opportunity to present a defense. Most of the time criminal defendant's say "I didn't ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2011 By Vaughan C. Jones
In Virginia, every first drug offense is eligible for a dismissal upon completion of probation . This type of dismissal happens hundreds of time every week in every court in the Richmond area. Some ...
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Posted on Mar 17, 2011 By Vaughan C. Jones
Recently legislation has been enacted that reduces the unfair federal punishment differences between crack and powder cocaine offenses. In the mid 1980's Congress enacted reactionary laws to address ...
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Posted on Jan 5, 2011 By Richmond Criminal Defense Attorney
A large percentage of criminal investigations arise out of police traffic stops. Many times, the police pull over a vehicle and subsequently begin an intense search of the car and its occupants. Some ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2010 By Richmond Criminal Defense Lawyer
Virginia’s violent crime rate has decreased dramatically in recent years. The 2009 rate is the 7th lowest in the nation. Nearby States North Carolina and Maryland have rates that double the rate in ...
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Posted on Nov 24, 2010 By Julia Cook
On June 15, 2010, Federal agents charged more than two dozen members of the American Outlaw Motorcycle Club across the country with participating in a criminal enterprise. I am representing one of ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2010 By Richmond Criminal Defense Attorney
"The police never read me my rights" This is the most common statement I hear from my clients. Essentially people want to know if the failure to instruct a criminal of his rights pursuant to Miranda ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2010 By Richmond Criminal Defense Attorney
My clients always ask, "Since this is my first offense, can the judge just let me do community service and keep the charges off of my record?" The answer is maybe. It is no secret that trial courts, ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2010 By Richmond Criminal Defense Attorney
Virginia state laws are tough on drug crimes. In most instances in the Eastern District of Virginia (Norfolk, Richmond, Alexandria) federal courts are even tougher. In addition to reaching different ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2010 By Richmond Criminal Defense Attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Richmond Criminal Defense Blog! Our RSS feed can be found here: http://www.criminaldefenselawyerrichmond.com/Blog/Recent-Blog-Posts/RSS.xml
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