Virginia Controlled Dangerous Drug Law
 

United States of America v. Shaheem Johnson

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.

During the 1990s, Johnson engaged in a multi-state drug-trafficking enterprise. During the ongoing drug-trafficking enterprise, Johnson was directly responsible for the deaths of two people.1 In one incident, Johnson, Damein Piranti, Rickey Piranti, and another coconspirator shot and kill... More...
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United States of America v. Rodney D. Crawley

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with federal drug-trafficking.

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Lisa Barnhill v. Pamela Jo Bondi, U.S. Attorney General

Alexandria, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on race and gender discrimination theories.

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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jacob Ryan Tolley

Lexington, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession.

On April 4, 2022, officers from the Botetourt-Rockbridge Regional Drug Task Force (the "Task Force") conducted surveillance of a home located at 36 Edgewood Drive in the City of Lexington. Members of the Task Force had been sworn in as Special State Police Officers ("SSPOs") with the Virgin... More...
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Shjon Michael Stamps

City of Virginia Beach, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession.

Around 1:20 a.m. on January 5, 2023, Virginia Beach Police Officer Christopher Grimm was surveilling a house that police suspected was involved in "narcotics activity." The house shared a driveway with another home. Grimm observed a 1996 white Cadillac with antique license pla... More...
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jerome Lee Wilkerson

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of drugs.

On February 20, 2020, Sergeant Hoggard of the Norfolk Sherriff's Office received information that there was cocaine in cell block 2K of the Norfolk City Jail. After the inmates were all secured in one area, Sergeant Hoggard and a team searched cell block 2K with a narcotics-detec... More...
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Northern Virgina Hemp and Agriculture, LLC, et a. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, et al.

Alexandria, Virginia civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sought declaratory and other relief.


Virginia recognized it had a marijuana problem. For years, federal law has classified
marijuana as a controlled substance. But in the 2018 Farm Bill, Congress excluded
“hemp”—which it defined as Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant “with a delta-9... More...
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United States of America v. Antonio Renaldo Wallace

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate release.

allace, who pleaded guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge in 2018, sought
compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) based on several health conditions,
including stage 2 hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, anxiety disorder, and suspected
long COVID.1... More...
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Winchester Department of Social Sevices v. Jennifer Elizabeth Jones


Winchester, Virginia family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination case.



Mother is the biological parent to two children, H.J. and R.J.[2] The family first came to the Winchester Department of Social Services' (the Department) attention in 2020, when H.J. was born at 25-weeks gestation, and tested positive for fentanyl and marijuana exposu... More...
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Stanley Edward Johnson-Beay f/k/a Stanley Edward Johnson


Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating conditions for probation.


In 2003, Stanley Edward Johnson-Bey was convicted of a drug offense and given a suspended sentence. In 2022, following his fifth violation of the conditions of his probation and suspended sentence, the sentencing court imposed a portion of Johnson-Bey's then-... More...
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Gabrielle Barbour v. Merrick B. Garland


Alexandria, Virginia civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff workplace discrimination theory.



The Complaint reflects that, prior to her application for employment with the DEA as a Special Agent, Barbour had studied International Politics and Print Journalism at Pennsylvania State University, where she was also a student-athlete. See Complaint ¶ 10. After earnin... More...
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United States of America v. Alhagi Gassim Conteh


Alexandrian Virginia selling counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.


From at least February to April 2024, Alhagi Gassim Conteh, 30, obtained nearly 4,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills imprinted with “M30,” but which contained fentanyl, and distributed them.

Throughout the conspiracy, Conteh, a convicted ... More...
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Steven Nicholas Dawson


Verona, Virginia possession of cocaine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.



On March 23, 2021, a confidential and reliable informant (CRI) informed former Staunton Police Department Investigator Stuart Green that a man staying in Room 118 at the Skyline Motel had illegal narcotics and a firearm in his possession. She gave Green the man's first name, and he... More...
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Lindsey Nicole Perkins v. Rebecca Lynn (Hicks) Howington, et al.


Tazwell, Virginia adoption lawyers represented the parties.



In 2019, mother and father shared joint legal custody over their biological child, with mother having primary physical custody. On February 14, 2020, father married stepmother. In March, the Tazewell County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court ("J&DR district court") granted father temporary legal and... More...
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United States of America v. Micheal Prince

PER CURIAM:

Micheal Geronald Prince pled guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute various controlled substances, including—
as attributable to him through his own conduct and the conduct of other conspirators
reasonably foreseeable to him—five kilograms or more of cocaine and 280 grams or more
of cocaine base, ... More...
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United States of America v. Dyvae Davis

PER CURIAM:

Dyvae Davis appeals his conviction following his guilty plea to possession with
intent to distribute fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C), and possession
of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i), (D)(ii). On appeal, Davis argues the district court plainly erred by
accepting ... More...
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United States of America v. Santuron Cureton

PER CURIAM:

Santuron Cureton pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to possession
of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1); distribution and
possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); and
possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C... More...
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United States of America v. Andy Tovar

PER CURIAM:
Andy Tovar entered a plea of nolo contendere to conspiracy to participate in a
racketeering enterprise, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d); and conspiracy to commit
murder in aid of racketeering activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5); and pleaded
guilty to a second count of conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering activity, in
violation o... More...
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United States of America v. Michael Vaughn

PER CURIAM:
Following a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted Michael Brandon Vaughn of
five counts of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury, in violation of 21
U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious
bodily injury and death, also in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); and
possession w... More...
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United States of America v. Michael Brandon Vaughn

Following a three-day trial, a federal jury convicted Michael Brandon Vaughn of
five counts of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury, in violation of 21
U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious
bodily injury and death, also in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); and
possession with intent to dis... More...
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United States of America v. Clinton Powell, Jr.

Clinton Cornelius Powell, Jr., pled guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to being a
felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and possessing a
firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i). The district court sentenced Powell to an aggregate term of 156 months’
imprisonment. On appeal, counsel... More...
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United States of America v. Thomas Anthony Marshall and Jonathon Hayden Marshall

Charlottesville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing with intent to distribute more than 10,000 pressed fentanyl pills in Culpeper, Virginia and surrounding counties.

Thomas Anthony Marshall, 25, and Jonathon Hayden Marshall, 20, both pled guilty in August 2023 to identical charges, that is, one count of conspiring to distribute and possess w... More...
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United States of America v. Dr. Jasser Thiara

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with corruptly obstructing the IRS by underreporting his income and filing false tax returns in connection with his medical practice.

Dr. Jasser Thiara owned and operated an obstetrics medical practice, doing business as Mid-Atlantic Ob-Gyn, and another doctor’s office specializing in pain management called ... More...
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Ashley S. v. Social Security Administration

Newport News, Virginia social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security Benefits by HHS.


Plaintiff Ashley S. (“Plaintiff') filed this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), seeking judicial review of the final decision of Defendant Kilolo Kijakazi, the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administ... More...
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John Rodgers Burnley v. Alexandra M. Valentin

Richmond, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a civil rights racial discrimination theory.


Plaintiff is a Black resident of Richmond, Virginia. (Compl. ¶ 4, ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff purchased his home in 1999, at which time the other residents of his block were “98 per cent [B]lack [A]fro- [A]mericans ....” (Id.) The demographic ratio... More...
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United States of America v. Rayan Sharaf

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding three cryptocurrency trading platforms of more than $300,000.

Between 2021 and 2022, Rayan Sharaf, 55, ran a novel cryptocurrency fraud scheme. As part of the scheme, Sharaf moved funds from his individual bank accounts to accounts at cryptocurrency trading platforms. After purchasing cryptocurr... More...
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United States of America v. Wendell Lewis Randall

Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring with others to use, in the course of dispensing and distributing controlled substances, a DEA registration number issued to another person. DEA registration numbers are unique identifiers issued to medical providers in order to track who issues drug prescriptions and to ensure only qualified providers pres... More...    $0 (11-22-2023 - VA)

United States of America v. Donald Edward Ponder

Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On May 4, 2022, officers with the Martinsville Police Department encountered Donald Edward Ponder, III, age 36, walking towards Fidelity Bank in Martinsville, Virginia. Ponde... More...
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United States of America v. Daniel Burky

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing unregistered silencers and explosives while being an unlawful drug user.

on July 14, 2022, Daniel Burky, 33, was being evicted from an apartment in Virginia Beach when law enforcement discovered explosives, silencers, firearms, and drugs in the apartment. During the search, law enforcement found, a... More...
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United States of America v. Debra Shaffer

Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with using the DEA Registration number of another while prescribing controlled substances.

Debra Shaffer, of New Castle, Virginia r was an important part of a years-long scheme to illegitimately distribute Suboxone by staff providers who lacked the training, experience, and legal authority to prescribe Suboxone... More...
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United States of America v. Alonso Cantu-Cantu

Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled
substances.

Alonso Cantu-Cantu, 46, of Houston, was the major source of supply for a drug conspiracy that distributed more than 33 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 6 kilograms of cocaine into Southwest and Central Virginia through a multi-jurisdictional drug traf... More...
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United States of America v. Herman Tyrone Washington

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to participate in an animal fighting venture and possessing an animal for the purpose of having the venture aiding and abetting.

Herman Tyrone Washington, 51, of Highland Springs, Virginia, was charged with conspiracy to participate in an animal fighting venture and possession of a pitbull-type dog fo... More...
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United States of America v. Deja Nicole Taylor

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm and unlawful user of controlled substance while possessing a firearm.

Deja Nicole Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School, was charged for having a gun and letting a child take it to school.


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United States of America v. Aaron Lee Woods

Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with shootings and related drug trafficking activities.

Aaron Lee Woods, 28, pleaded guilty to one count each of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 100 kilograms or more of marijuana as well as one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

A third man, D... More...
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United States of America v. Justine Kyle Elliott

Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distributing methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms.

Justine Kyle Elliott, 33, previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and possess... More...
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United States of America v. William Griggs

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute Fentanyl mixed with Xylazine, opening two drug-involved premises, possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl mixed with Xylazine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and being a convicted felon in possession of firearms.

on or about Febr... More...
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jaron Devontae Nottingham

Eastville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant violation of probation.


On September 29, 2009, appellant was convicted of breaking and entering and felony destruction of property; on January 29, 2010, on each conviction, he was sentenced to five years' incarceration, with five years suspended. In 2011, appellant was found in violation of his probation for failing to... More...
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jose Guadalupe Vera, Jr.

Eastville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute a Schedule III drug and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.


During the week of May 28, 2020, seventeen-year-old K.C. and her family were visiting relatives in Northampton County. K.C.'s friend E.S., also a minor, joined them on the trip. Earlier th... More...
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United States of America v. Kenneth James Hughes, Jr.

Harrisonburg, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.

Following a fentanyl overdose resulting in the death of the user on October 23 2020, an investigation by law enforcement revealed Kenneth James Hughes, Jr., age 27, from Winchester, Virginia, and his supplier to be the deceased user’s source of supply.

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United States of America v. Gregory Allen Miller

Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute meth.

Gregory Allen Miller, 47, pleaded guilty in September 2022 to one count of conspiring to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, one count of distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, and one count of possessing a firearm... More...
   $0 (03-29-2023 - VA)

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