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A while back, I was looking thru statutes and ran across this one: § 18.2-462. Concealing or compounding offenses; penalties. A. Except as...

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I was checking to see if any legislation had made it all the way through both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and had been signed by...

I'm reading through a police report and in the section describing the defendant I see this section: Ethnicity: H . . . . . NH . . . . ....

Judge Worcester incorrectly adopts the framework of his opinion from Nelson . It is in three parts. (1) The opinion is at odds with preceden...

Judge Worcester also relies on Rule 7C:6(a) to bolster his opinion. A court shall not accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any misd...

The Judge in Loudon County mistakes the meaning and scope of Nelson v. Warden , SEP01, VaSC No. 002301. This is the gateway and framework fo...

The Chief Judge of the General District Court of Loudon County, Virginia now stands in open defiance of the Virginia Supreme Court . He does...

or can you:

Yesterday, as a the shock of Justice Hassell's passed through the Virginia legal community, I started to hear another question: Will the...

Justice Leroy Hassell Sr. died this morning . Justice Hassell was the first Chief Justice selected by his peers and was a very active Chief ...

From Judge Wilkinson, no less: Qualified immunity is meant to protect against liability for “bad guesses in gray areas.” This was not a ba...

The federal 4th Circuit is discussing how the US Attorney may have given evidence to a defendant without it reaching the attorney who actual...

Gang bangers will use any weapon to get an advantage in a fight.

A bunch of robbers attack a jewelry store and everybody stands around and watches until SuprGran comes flying in from the right side. Here...

I was looking around the internet when I ran across a post by Mirriam Seddiq decrying the Virginia Supreme Court's decision to not allo...

Hmmm . . . A fallen angel giving an interview to prove he doesn't exist. I guess everybody makes it onto YouTube eventually.

I might have missed some days in history class in high school, but I don't remember Thomas Jefferson ever telling you, "You can tak...

A year or so back, the Virginia General Assembly stopped appointing new judges. Budgets were tight and this was the hit that the third branc...

Yes, I know it's not crimlaw related, but this is something that needs to be implemented everywhere:

I'm helping ProSe, who has a civil traffic case in Circuit Court, continue his case for a week because he has cases in General District ...

I'm sitting in court and the entire day there's been a guy sitting in the front row with a ratty, old white t-shirt on with somethin...

Recall that I pointed out with interest the Virginia Supreme Court's decision 18 months ago in Whitehead . It was notable because it mad...

Yesterday, I showed the current court circuits and the proposed circuits. Both seemed flawed, but it didn't seem fair to critique if I c...

Currently the Virginia Judicial Circuits look like this (click on pictures for bigger view):     However, there is a bill being introduced...

Well, it's been over a week since CES ended, so it's time for my yearly pining over the perfect tablet computer for lawyers. Last ye...

Okay, before watching this video I thought that the Doctor Who, British scarf thing was just a stereotype. I guess metro-sexuals aren't ...

5 second review : This is the funnest movie I've seen in years. 30 second review : A rich, useless guy, a Chinese wundermann, the worl...