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Criminal – Man convicted for role in robbery that ends in murder

Joshua Maurice Cousins conviction affirmed for second-degree principal role in robbery and murder in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The post Criminal – Man convicted for role in ro...

Criminal – Evidence supports firearm possession convictions

The Chesapeake circuit court affirmed convictions of Lionel Williams Jr. for firearm possession linked to drug distribution and felon status. The post Criminal – Evidence supports...

Criminal – Evidence supports obstruction of justice conviction

The Henrico Circuit Court affirmed Ronald Hickman's obstruction of justice conviction after he resisted officers' efforts to place him in a squad car following his arrest. The post...

How a Criminal Conviction Can Impact Your Life Long-Term

Most people think a criminal conviction ends once the sentence is over. They’d be wrong. In reality, that’s often just the beginning of a different kind of challenge. A record can...

Criminal – Wealth of evidence supports firearm possession conviction

Where the defendant told law enforcement where to find a firearm in the house, it was found in the location he identified, his fingerprints were on the ammunition magazine and […]...

Criminal – Defendant convicted for knowingly submitting false immigration documents

The 4th Circuit affirmed convictions of Oluwatoyin Aborisade for knowingly submitting false psychological evaluations and lease documents in VAWA visa petitions. The post Criminal...

Criminal – Gang members convicted on multiple charges

The 4th Circuit affirmed most convictions of gang members involved in violent crimes in retaliation for a rival gang killing in Virginia. The post Criminal – Gang members convicted...

Criminal – Evidence supports conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon

The Mecklenburg County circuit court affirmed Nathaniel Junius Boyd-Goode's conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon under Code § 18.2-308.2. The post Criminal – Evidence...

Criminal – Spouses convicted of construction fraud

Where a husband and wife, through their roofing company, took significant deposits for roofing work they knew they could not perform, their convictions for obtaining money by false...

Criminal – Sentence for ‘unusually heinous’ conduct is affirmed

The 4th Circuit affirmed the sentence of Joseph Bourabah for unusually heinous harassment conduct in EDVA, rejecting his challenges to counsel and plea withdrawal. The post Crimina...

Criminal- Evidence supports arson conviction

Virginia court affirms Christian Thomas Perry's convictions for multiple counts of indecent liberties, rejecting double jeopardy claims based on continuous transaction theory. The...

Criminal – Police officer convicted of stealing money from evidence room

The Virginia court affirmed the conviction of Tiffaney N. Bratton for embezzlement of public funds from the South Boston Police Department evidence room. The post Criminal – Police...

Criminal – Felony eluding conviction violated Double Jeopardy clause

The Virginia court reversed a felony eluding conviction in Botetourt County, ruling it violated double jeopardy after a prior Bedford County conviction. The post Criminal – Felony...

Criminal – Defendant was wrongly convicted of two counts of hit-and-run

Where the defendant was convicted of two counts of hit-and-run based on the same accident, one of the convictions was reversed. The circuit court erred when it found that a […] The...

Criminal – District court sufficiently explained upward-variant revocation sentence

The 4th Circuit affirmed a 36-month upward-variant revocation sentence for Sidney Derrod Evans in EDVA, citing multiple crimes committed while on federal supervision. The post Crim...

Criminal convictions deserve consequences, not slush fund payouts

Apparently breaking the law and attacking police is not enough. Now you can get paid for it.

Criminal – Evidence supports robbery conviction

The Richmond circuit court affirmed Raeshawn Juvon Pettus's robbery conviction, rejecting claims of insufficient evidence linking stolen money to him. The post Criminal – Evidence...

Criminal- Driving while DUI conviction is vacated

Where the defendant was convicted of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, after a police officer found him drunk in his vehicle in a hotel parking […] The...

Conviction quashed for man who served three years of life sentence for Cameron Reilly murder

Court of Appeal found trial judge’s instructions to jury lacked balance and in parts may have been seen as ‘advocacy’ for prosecution

Criminal – Record shows defendant violated terms of condition

Where the defendant’s pattern of resistance to conditions of probation, selective technology proficiency and failure to seek excused absences was a product of his own conduct, the...

Criminal – Sentence wasn’t unreasonable despite deportation consequences

The 4th Circuit affirmed a supervised release sentence for Heliberto Figueroa Gomez despite deportation consequences under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). The post Criminal – Sentence wasn’t u...

Criminal – Evidence supports fentanyl possession/distribution conviction

Based on evidence the defendant was an “experienced drug dealer,” that he intended to distribute most of the controlled substances he possessed and that he was familiar with the re...

Criminal  – Man convicted of strangling, assaulting and abducting his romantic partner

Randy Cephus Jones’s convictions for strangulation, assault, and abduction of his partner were affirmed by the Circuit Court of Halifax County. The post Criminal  – Man convicted o...

Fairfax County Groping Case Results in Conviction