Virginia Verdicts & Court Cases
2,327 verdicts, settlements, and court decisions from Virginia.
United States of America v. Jose Alejandro Belmonte Cardozo
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2251(a). Border searches do not require a warrant to be reasonable. And if a border search is routine, individualized suspicion is not required either. Bu
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Bisheem Jones, a/k/a Bosh
Beckley, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and money laundering. Digested by: Kent Morlan This case arises out of a gun trafficking ring involving more than one hundred and thirty firearms, two states, and ne
View VerdictJosue Ariel Fuentes v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
Alexandria, Virginia immigration lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued in federal district court asserting two challenges: (1) an Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) challenge to USCIS’ interpretation of the exclusion clause such that it excludes any individual who was granted SIJ stat
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Theodore L. Hughes, Jr.
Sussex, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted second-degree murder, maliciously discharging a firearm within an occupied building, felony reckless handling of a firearm resulting in serious bodily injury, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, an
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University (ODU), and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of firearms. Reported by Kent Morlan
View VerdictUnited States of America v. John Coleman, III
Lynchburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with distributing thousands of fentanyl pills, pounds of methamphetamine, and kilograms of cocaine, among other drugs, while possessing a firearm. Reported by: Kent Morlan John Coleman, III, 35, distributed more th
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Jasmine Irene Janae Meade
Hampton, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, brandishing a firearm, shooting a firearm within 1,000 feet of school property, and three counts of child endangerment. Reported by Ken
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Amer Taisir Zghailat Qaralleh
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowing receipt and possession of a firearm not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jordan Perez
Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and transporting illegal aliens resulting in death. Reported by Kent Morlan Jordan Perez, 21, of Lockhart, Texas, and co-conspirator, Ricardo Ordaz, 26, of Cedar Creek Texas, tied to transnati
View VerdictState of Florida v. Nathan Cooper
Miami, Florida, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Nathan Cooper accused of shooting Shawn Webster, a Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer employee over a conflict between their kids. Cooper fled from Florida and was arreste
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Michael Puckett
Hillsville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Reported by Kent Morlan Michael Puskett, accused of shooting and killing a police office performing a wellness check.
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Devon Lamar Washington
City of Fredericksburg, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing a controlled substance, simultaneously possessing a firearm and a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, illegally possessing a machine gun, and carrying a concealed weapon.
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Ba’Shaun C. Williams
Virginia Beach, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with attempted robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, five counts of aggravated malicious wounding, one count of malicious wounding, eight counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, attempted malicious w
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tyrone K. Jefferson
Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery with a deadly weapon and possessing and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to and furtherance of a crime of violence. yrone K. Jefferson, 38, worked for a rental car company where he had
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brian Lamont Turner
Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with prostitution racketeering and transporting prostitutes. On multiple occasions throughout 2023 and 2024, Brian Lamont Turner, 45, caused multiple adult victims to travel from the Commonwealth of Virginia to t
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Yahmir Deshawn Kawante Hamlet
Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, and coercion and enticement of a child. on March 7, 2020, Yahmir Deshawn Kawante Hamlet, 25, uploaded a video file with advertising links to chi
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brian Lamont Turner
Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racketeering prostitution and transporting prostitutes. On multiple occasions throughout 2023 and 2024, Brian Lamont Turner, 45, caused multiple adult victims to travel from the Commonwealth of Virginia to
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Jacob Bogatin
Leesburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with arson. Jacob Bogatin accused of burning down his Sterling townhome and two adjacent units, leading to the death of one of his neighbors.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Antoine Kassis
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to engage in narco-terrorism and providing material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Antoine Kassis, 59, is a Lebanon-based drug trafficker who used his high-level a
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Soufiane Bougria
Harrisonburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting his then-girlfriend with a hatchet while camping in the Shenandoah National Park. On the night of August 24, 2025, Soufiane Bougria, 31, and his then-girlfriend (Victim 1) were camping at the Mathew
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kenya Mcchell Chapman
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University, and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of firearms. Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jaimeka Michelle Austin
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering. Jaimeka Michelle Austin, 32, orchestrated a wide-ranging conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of a scheme to steal from the Small Business Association’s Paycheck
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Matthew Keith Miller
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cutting trees without timber sale contract or authorization On January 18, 2025, an anonymous complainant advised the U.S. Forest Service that they observed several downed locust trees in a restricted area around Pe
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Alexander Michael Martinez, a/k/a "Rambo"
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride. on Feb. 8, 2023, law enforcement intercepted a parcel containing approximately 2.3 kilograms of methamphetamine and 1.1 kilograms of cocai
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jermaine Crayton Jr.
Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly and intentionally conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. In August 2025, investigators with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Smyth County Sherif
View VerdictUnited States of America v. CarMax, Inc.
Fairfax, Virginia, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused for violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by illegally repossessing motor vehicles owned by members of the military. The Justice Department alleged that CarMax repossessed servicemember vehicles wit
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Juliana Peres Magalhães
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Juliana Peres Magalhães, a Brazilian au pair, testified for the Commonwealth in its effort to convict Branden Banfield of murder for killing his wife Christine Banfield and Joseph Rayan. Ryan had been
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Eleview International, Inc., Oleg Nayandin, and Vitaliy Borisenko
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 and the Export Administration Regulations. Eleview International, Inc., Oleg Nayandin, age 54, of Fairfax, and Vitaliy Borisenko, age 39, of Vienna, V
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Willie Holmes
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Willie Holmes accused of shooting and killing a woman in a Roanoke Rapids parking lot.
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Brendan Banfield
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated murder, one count of using a firearm in commission of a felony and one count of child endangerment. Brendan Banfield, age 40, was accused of killing his wife and Joseph Ryan, the man with
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jermain Antonio Bernard
Newport News, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. On March 8, 2025, Newport News Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Jermain Antonio Bernard, 41, for driving at night without using headlights. An off
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Les Christopher Burns
Lynchburg, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a machine, one count of possessing two machine guns and a short barrel rifle which were not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and one count of being a felon in possessio
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Shibritney Colbert
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime. Shibritney Colbert, age 24, of Landover accused of attacking a shopper in a Giant supermarket on Christmas day for his sexuality. See: https://wjla.com/news/local/woman-hate-crime-christ
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kevin Russell Beasley
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. On Nov. 1, 2024, law enforcement intercepted a parcel, shipped from California, containing over three kilograms of cocaine.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Adrian Knight
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer James Orlando Broccoletti represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail, wire and bank fraud. Adrian Knight, 41, owned Ace Auto Sales, LLC in Chesapeake. From March 2019 to January 2023, Knight engaged in a fraud conspiracy in which h
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ricardo Francisco Ordaz
Charlottesville, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers Jessica Fay Phillips and Rhonda Quafliana represented the Defendant charged with kidnapping and illegally transporting aliens resulting in death. Ricardo Franco Ordaz, 26, of Cedar Creek, Texas, arranged to transport victims from an area near th
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Damon Tyler Mills
Roanoke, Virginia, criminal defense lawyers, Brooke Alexander Duncan and Anthony Franklin Anderson, represented the Defendant charged with committing an armed robbery in violaiton of the Hobbs Act and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. On February 24, 2019, law enforceme
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joseph Rimero Rutherford
Abington, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant with failing to register as a sex offender. Joseph Rimero Rutherford, 34, of North Carolina, habitually resided in an apartment in Bristol, Virginia. Rutherford failed to register in Virginia or update his registration in
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joseph Edward Ramey
Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant in a revocation of supervised release procediing. “A district court has broad discretion when imposing a sentence upon revocation of supervised release. [We] will affirm a revocation sentence if it is within the statutory m
View VerdictAnthony Kelly v. The City of Alexandria
Alexandria, Virginia employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory. The Plaintiffs, Current and former battalion chiefs for the City of Alexandria Fire Department, sued the City seeking payment of unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labo
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James Gould
Charleston, West Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Briar Stephens
Abingdon, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Briar Stephens, age 24, of Bristol, Virginia, charged with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to, and possessing a
View VerdictCommonwealth of Virginia v. Omari Andrew Green
City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with maliciously shooting at a vehicle resulting in death and participating in a criminal act for the benefit or at the direction of a gang.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Isaiah Amery Muniz
Norfolk Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercion and enticement of a minor.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Melissa Apodaca
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud.
View VerdictRita Escobar v. LYFT, Inc.
Alexandria, Virginia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory. A.I. Google: Virginia auto negligence law is defined by a strict contributory negligence rule, meaning if you're even 1% at fault for an accident, you're barred from recovering any damages,
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James B. Comey, Jr.
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making false statements within the jurisdication of the legislative branch of the United States Government. 18 U.S.C. § 1001 is the federal statute making it a crime to knowingly and willfully make false stateme
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Letitia A. James
Norfolk, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. James, a Democrat, was indicted in October on one count of making false statements to a financial institution and one count of bank fraud. She plead
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Ryan Matthew Bieber
Newport, News, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of child pornography.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brian Keith Anderson
Richmond, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine and sale of a firearm to a convicted felon. during seven controlled buys conducted by law enforcement from Jan. 16, 2024, to Feb. 25, 2025, Brian Keith Anderson, 48, distributed a to
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