Virginia Crime Law
 

Commonwealth of Virginia v. Troy McGowan

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating a protective order.

On November 24, 2018, L.M. obtained a permanent protective order against appellant, with whom she had a young son. The protective order prohibited appellant from having "contact of any kind with" L.M. except as permitted by a custody or visitation order and from "commit[ting] ac... More...
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United States of America v. Justin Eugene Taylor

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with three counts
of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii).

For his participation in an unsuccessful robbery during which his accomplice shot a man, respondent Justin Taylor faced charges of violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1... More...
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United States of America v. Daniel Kemp, Sr.

Defendant Daniel N. Kemp, Sr., was charged with nine counts of sexually abusing his adopted children. Pursuant to an agreement with the government, he pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated sexual abuse, and the remaining charges were dismissed. The district court sentenced Kemp to life imprisonment – a term within the Sentencing Guidelines range adopted by the court – and to a lifetime... More...    $0 (12-26-2023 - VA)

United States of America v. Keyon Paylon

Keyon Paylor (“Appellant”) filed a petition pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2255, seeking
to vacate his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and asserting that his
guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary. Specifically, Appellant contends that the law
enforcement officers involved in his arrest planted the firearm and stole thousands of
dollars from him and that... 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. Melchor Calderon

PER CURIAM:

In 2014, Melchor Calderon was convicted of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act
robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951; possessing a firearm during a crime of violence,
in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 924(c)(1)(B)(i); conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation
of 21 U.S.C. § 846; and kidnapping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1201(a). Calderon filed
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United States of America v. Jontez McLeod

PER CURIAM:
Jontez Xavier McLeod appeals his convictions and 141-month sentence imposed
after his guilty plea to carjacking and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§§ 2119, 2; and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to, and in furtherance of, a
crime of violence and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(ii), 2.
On appeal, McL... 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. David Anthony Taylor

David Anthony Taylor appeals from his 240-month sentence, imposed at
resentencing. On appeal, Taylor asserts that the sentencing judge gave undue consideration
to the judgment imposed by a different judge at Taylor’s original sentencing hearing.
Finding no error, we affirm.
In 2013, a jury convicted Taylor of two counts of attempted Hobbs Act robbery and
one count of poss... 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. William B. Sink

Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraudulently obtaining $1.4 million in payments from an out-of-state aircraft company, pled guilty last week to one count of wire fraud.

In July 2022, William B. Sink, 55, and an unidentified co-conspirator named “Vanessa,” created a fictitious business, “The Rockn U Farms, LLC,” and then opened a b... More...
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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. 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. Trashawn Newsome

Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered firearm in violation of the national firearms act.

Trashawn Newsome, 21, was in possession of a machine gun on October 6, 2022. That day, Chesapeake Police officers were investigating a vehicle reported stolen in the vicinity of Camelot Boulevard. News... More...
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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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Sharon Arlene Vold v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Harrisonburg, Virginia plaintiff personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on an auto insurance liability theory claiming $750,000 in damages and/or injuries.

"Virginia is a pure contributory negligence state, which means that if a person is found to be even 1% at fault for an accident, they cannot recover any damages from the other party. This is in contrast to most... More...
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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...
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United States of America v. William Everett Himes

Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing with the intent to distribute crystal ice methamphetamine and for illegal possession of a firearm. 




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United States of America v. Erlinda Ramos-Bobadilla

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in large-scale cocaine trafficking.




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United States of America v. Markel Corevis Morton, Adrian Anderson, and Quincy Brock

Charlottesville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.




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United States of America v. Earlon Delton Mitchell

Norfolk, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawfully possessing ammunition that he used to shoot at someone and for unlawfully possessing a firearm in a separate incident roughly a year later.




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United States of America v. Lakeshia Nicole Simon

Beckley, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making false statements in acquisition of firearms.

Lakeshia Nicole Simon, age 23, of Beckley, purchased firearms in Beckley for co-defendant Bisheem Jones, also known as “Bosh,” who told Simon which ones to buy and provided the money for the purchases through an intermediary.

On April 20, 2021, S... More...
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United States of America v. Elmer Zelaya Martinez, Ronald Herrera Contreras, Henry Zelaya Martinez, Pablo Velasco Barrera, and Duglas Ramirez Ferrera

Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyers represented Defendants charged with kidnapping and murder of two adolescent boys in 2016.

MS-13 gang members Elmer Zelaya Martinez, Ronald Herrera Contreras, Henry Zelaya Martinez, Pablo Velasco Barrera, and Duglas Ramirez Ferrera, along with their co-conspirators, targeted E.E.E.M., a 17-year-old resident of Falls Church, who they erroneously su... More...
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United States of America v. Demarcus Shaiquan Glenn

Roanoke, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession and brandishing a firearm.

A 16-year-old male contacted Demarcus Shaiquuan Glenn, age 23, from Roanoke, through a friend on May 31, 2019, in order to purchase two ounces of marijuana. Glenn agreed to sell the teenager the marijuana for $300 and was to meet him at a Denniston Avenue residence to con... More...
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United States of America v. Steve Cochran

Newport News, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making more than 60 threats to murder, rape, torture and otherwise harm state and federal elected officials, including numerous members of Congress and a former President of the United States.

Steve Cochran, 43, repeatedly threatened to murder, kidnap, torture, and/or rape elected officials and their loved ones.... More...
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United States of America v. Rashawn Perkins

Alexandria, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.

Rashawn Perkins, 28, wore a ski mask and brandished a firearm while committing four robberies in five weeks. The evidence established that Perkins robbed a 7-Eleven on December 30, 2021 and a Sunoco on January 19, 2022. The evidence further proved that on February 5, 2022, Perkins returned to both l... More...
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United States of America v. John F. Cochcroft

Abingdon, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with misbranding a drug and trafficking anabolic steroids.

John F. Cochcroft, 37, of Lexington, South Carolina, pleaded guilty on May 25, to one count of introduction of a new drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead and one count of manufacturing and possessing with the intent to distribute and d... More...
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United States of America v. John F. Cochcroft

Abingdon, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with manufacturing and shipping unapproved drugs and anabolic steroids.

John F. Cochcroft, 37, of Lexington, South Carolina, pleaded guilty on May 25, to one count of introduction of a new drug into interstate commerce with the intent to defraud and mislead and one count of manufacturing and possessing with the intent to di... More...
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United States of America v. Vicent Andres and Margaret Sutton

Norfolk, Virginia criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, opening a drug-involved premises, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, possession of firearms in relation to drug trafficking crimes, and being convicted felons in possession of firearms.

Vicente Andres, 61,... More...
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United States of America v. Larry Vernon Snow

Charlottesville, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with witness tampering.

Larry Vernon Snow, 73, of Ruckersville, Va., pleaded guilty in May 2022 to one count of attempted witness tampering related to his efforts to harass and dissuade a confidential informant from cooperating in a federal investigation of both himself and his son, as well as to prevent the ... More...
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United States of America v. Gerald Kendrick Oxner

Harrisonburg, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with acting as a straw purchaser of a firearm.

Gerald Kendrick Oxner, 25, lied when he purchased a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun from a Front Royal, Virginia gun store in January 2021. Oxner did not disclose that he was purchasing the weapon for a close relative and provided a false home address on required forms.... More...
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United States of America v. Alexander Ortiz and Jorge Efrain

Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with with supplying the fentanyl linked to teenage overdoses that occurred in Wise County, Virginia.

The grand jury has charged Alexander Ortiz, 25, of Fullerton, Calif., and Jorge Efrain Perez Jr., 24, of Anaheim, Calif., each with one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 4... More...
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United States of America v. Demarcus Shaiquan Glenn

Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with a federal firearms offense.

Demarcus Shaiquan Glenn, 23, pled guilty in federal court to one count of possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Glenn is expected to be sentenced to 144 months in federal prison.

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United States of America v. Nathan DeAlbert Mattocks

Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, and discharging a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, witness tampering, and obstruction of justice.

In August 2020, Nathan DeAlbert Mattocks, 37, a previously convicted felon, was arrested after the... More...
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United States of America v. Demarcus Glenn

Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony firearm possession.

Demarcus Glenn, age 23, Demarcus Shaiquan Glenn, 23, pled guilty in federal court to one count of possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Glenn is expected to be sentenced to 144 months in fede... More...
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United States of America v. Marissa L. Kiser

Abingdon, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.

The defendant moved for judgment of acquittal during trial after the close of the government's case-in-chief and again after the close of all of the evidence. The court reserved decision on the motions, Fed. R. Crim. P. 29(b), and the defendant was thereafter convicted by... More...
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United States of America v. Malik Lee Simpson

Lynchburg, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possessing a fully automatic machine gun while distributing large quantities of marijuana in the Lynchburg area,

Malik Lee Simpson, 23, pled guilty in February 2022 to two counts of possession with the intent to distribute marijuana and two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking... More...
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United States of America v. Zahida Aman, Mohammad Nauman Chaudhri and Mohammed Rehan Chaudhri

Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with illegal forced labor.

Zahida Aman, age 80, Mohammad Nauman Chaudhri, age 54 and Mohammed Rehan Chaudhri, age 58, were charged with conspiracy to commit forced labor, forced labor, and document servitude.

“The defendants exploited someone who should have been a loved family member to force her to wor... More...
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Rebecca Jones Richard v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with assigning error to the denial of her motion to strike the conspiracy charge.



On June 14, 2018, Matthew Harris (“Harris”), an acquaintance of Richard’s, arranged
through text messages with “Mike from Willis” to t... More...    $0 (05-10-2022 - VA)

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