CrimLaw: Merry Christmas

24 December 2004

Merry Christmas

Author: Ken Lammers on 12/24/2004

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Virginia CrimLaw

LAWS
Va.'s Versions of Mayhem (malicious wounding et al): 4 In One Statute ~ Graphic
Aggravated Malicious Wounding
THEFT CRIME
Defining Larceny
Types of Larceny (Grand is now $1,000)
Attempts and Conspiracies
Theft from a Spouse
Theft of Lost Items
Abandoned, Lost or Mislaid
Theft From Dead People
Theft of Papers (Checks)
Theft of Social Services
Theft of Animals
Theft of Coal or Trees
Multiple Larcenies - One Item Taken
Felony Petit Larceny - 3d Offense
Stealing Electronic Items
Stolen Value: Electronic Items
Stolen Value: Price Tags
Stolen Value: No Price Tags
...
Sexting
Farm Use Abuse
Emotional Support Animals
Service Dog Fraud
The Moped Exception
Rape by Lie: 1 ~ 2 ~ 3
No Intent Needed
Arresting in a House
Common Law Trespass
Certificate of Analysis Introduction
Probable Cause: Car Passengers
Detaining Car Passengers
No Weekend Jail on Felonies
Obstruction of Justice Limited
No Trifurcation
No More Beer at the Barbeque
Respondeat Superior
DUI & Reckless Driving
Outlawry Outlawed
Felony 2d Degree Murder
Banishment
Computer Fraud
Insta-Deputy
Principals, Accessories, and Conspirators
PROCEDURE
Appeals by a Prosecutor
OUTSIDE PROSECUTORS
Attorney General - Limited Authority
Attorney General v. Commonwealth Attorney
Private Prosecutors - Limitations
Private Prosecutor - Case Law
BOND / BAIL
Bond Hearing
Extent of Bond
Appealing a Bond
Bond Reform - Still Need Bondsmen
. . .
Using Statements Made During Plea Negotiations: 1 ~ 2a ~ 2b ~ 2c
1st Hearing is Not an Arraignment
Detainers
Subpoena
Bill of Particulars
Telling Jurors the Punishment Range
Juries and Election Day
Invoking Right to Attorney in Virginia
Who Prosecutes Misdemeanors?
Expungement
Surrebuttal
Virginia's Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable Doubt II
Instruction: Right to Arm
Virginia Castle Doctrine1 ~ 2 ~ 3 ~
Dismissed with Prejudice
SENTENCING
I. Limitations on Right of Judge to Alter a Sentence
II. Limitations on Right of Judge to Alter a Sentence
III. Limitations on Right of Judge to Alter a Sentence
Probation & Suspended Time
ADVISEMENT
Advisement Confirmed by Supreme Court
Advisement per Supreme Court
Advisement in Virginia
. . .
Restitution in Traffic Cases
Withdrawal of Guilty Plea
Probation Sentencing Guidelines
Using Jurors to Challenge a Sentence
Jury v. Judge (sentencing roles)
Limits on Evidence Presentable to a Jury
Jury Sentencing Possibilities
&CETERA
Witnesses & Writ of Actual Innocence
Domestic Battery & Firearm Possession
Domestic Battery & Testimony I
Domestic Battery & Testimony II
Domestic Battery & Testimony III
Domestic Battery & Testimony IV
Shall Doesn't Mean Shall
Just Following Orders
Lycurgus Not Welcome in Virginia

Legal Theory

DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Double Jeopardy - Blockburger / Garrett
Double Jeopardy - Virginia Statute
Double Jeopardy - Legislative Intent
PROACTIVE POLICING
Proactive Policing - Rise and Decline
Proactive Policing - Broken Windows
Proactive Policing - Other Explanations
COMMON LAW
Common Law - USA Problems
Common Law - Federal Withdrawal
Common Law - The Model Penal Code Failure
The Only USA Common Law - Supreme Court Constitutional Precedent
. . .
Best Way to Choose a Judge
What's a Prosecutor?
Checking Prosecutorial Power
Defense Attorney Purpose
Plea Agreement Actualities
The Big 4: Why I can't Go To Jail: 1 ~ 2
How I Judge Statutes
Gateway Drugs
Virginia Right to Bear Arms
Succubistic Bigworditis
Doctrine of Chances
Alternative Sentencing Flaws
Restorative Justice in Domestic Courts
Liquor Use Laws
How to Fix Va.'s Court of Appeals
Punishment Scale
Punishment Scale Explained
Punishment: There but for the Grace of God
Heavy Sentences (1)
Heavy Sentences (2)
Probation
Parole is a Never Ending Sentencing Hearing
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - The abandonment of Moral Certainty
Change Felonies to Misdemeanors
Do Justice?
Kentucky v. Virginia
Must Prosecutors Disprove Affirmative Defenses?
Drug Schedules & Punishment
Defendants & Situational Sincerity
1) Immorality in Pleading Not Guilty
2) Immorality of Pleading Not Guilty
Posner v. Hart & Strict Liability
More Posner & Strict Liability
Pre-Stare Decisis
Let Juries Find People Innocent
Tell Jury Elements Pretrial
Falsity of Malum Prohibitum (1)
Falsity of Malum Prohibitum (2)
Falsity of Malum Prohibitum (3)
Brady
Writ of Spite & Hatred
Various Riot Acts
Tazers
Finding of Innocent
No Appellate Oral Arguments
CrimJustice Purpose
Pro Se Defendants
Misdirecting the Police
Stress Seekers?
Plea Agreement
Faking Probable Cause I
Faking Probable Cause II
Faking Probable Cause III
Faking Probable Cause IV
Legalese: Name Changes
How Could We Best Select a Judge
RICO & Bin Laden
Requirement of Defense Attorneys
Should Lawyers Make Clients Confess?
Crummy Hired Defense Attorneys
Noble Defense?

Specific Cases

Jones:Trespass = Search
Shatzer:4th Amendment Expiration Date
Gant: Limiting Car Searches
Montejo: No more 6th Amendment Protections
Padilla & the Prosecutor
Ventris: Allowing Unconstitutional Questioning
Carroll Doctrine

Practice Tips

Opening Statements
Advice for New Prosecutor1 ~ 2a ~ 2b ~ 2c ~ 2d
Prosecutors Can't Talk to Defendants

Life as a CrimLaw Lawyer

Time as a Prosecutor

2007
The New Office
Different Court Diferent Behavior
Competency
Cats
Ma'am I'm the Prosecutor
I know nothing
23 Felonies
Cross
Cross II
2d Simplest Explanation
Jury
2008
CrimLaw Prosecutorial Corollary #1
Paranoia
Why Not Drop?
2009
Buy Me Dinner First
Jury Sentencing Argument
Is Litter Patrol Jail?
Paperwork Closing Argument
2010
Bubonic Bob & the Creative Judge
Finding the Perfect Witness
2012
Small Town Cop : Big City Lawyer
Maturity Ain't Orange
2015
Not Going to Win
Hallway Confrontation
My Testosterone is Dead
2017
Supre Secret Conference
Foot-Shooting 101
2019
Sic'ed by the Court of Appeals
8th Continuance Request
Never Ending Guilty Plea
2020
The Law of Mountain Mumble
I Decline

Back When I was a Defense Attorney

Client Communication
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CYA Letter: Felony Client
CYA Letter: Appeal

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Dear Mr. Jailhouse Lawyer
Conversation between Inmates about Lawyers
Innocent Client Pleads Guilty
Client Parents

Blogs

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4th Circuit
...
Simple Justice
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DUIblog
Southern District of Fla.
Harris Co. Crim Justice
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Seeking Justice
Crime and Consequences
Patterico's Pontifications
Trials & Tribulations
Changing the Court

Virginia Blogs

SW Virginia Law
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Worthwhile

The Volokh Conspiracy
Gruntled Center
WindyPundit
The Faculty Lounge
Legal Scholarship Blog
PrawfsBlog

Ambush in Bartlette

Part One: Upheaval
Chapters 1 - 18

Part Two: Race
Chapters 19 - 28

Part Three: Trial
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
FINISHED

Disclaimer

In case anyone out there needs this warning: This ain't legal advice. Everything in the blog is off the cuff and no one goes back and reads all the cases and statutes before blogging. The law may have changed; cases misread and misunderstood two years ago can still lead to a clinging misperception. Courts in your county, city, or State probably don't operate as described herein. Feel free to be inspired, but YOU MUST ALWAYS DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH OR HIRE A COMPETENT ATTORNEY TO DO SO because I haven't.

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