Virginia Fourth Amendment Law
 

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. Mynor Esau Jandres Flores

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant who reentered the US after removal.

Mynor Esau Jandres Flores was convited of illegal reentry after removal,
in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). He argued on appeal that 8 U.S.C. § 1326 is
unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment.
Specifically, Flores maintain... 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. 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. Timothy William Bavar


Timothy William Bavaro pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to
two counts of interstate transportation for prostitution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2421(a).
On appeal, Bavaro asserts that the district court erred in denying his motion to withdraw
his guilty plea. He also asserts that the court erred in applying three enhancements to his
Sentencing Guidel... More...
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United States of America v. Timothy William Bavar


Timothy William Bavaro pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to
two counts of interstate transportation for prostitution, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2421(a).
On appeal, Bavaro asserts that the district court erred in denying his motion to withdraw
his guilty plea. He also asserts that the court erred in applying three enhancements to his
Sentencing Guidel... 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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Randy Lassiter v. MJO Dixon, Major Jail Officer

Norfolk, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a prisoner civil rights violation theory un 42 U.S.C. 1983.

"Prisoner civil rights law is a complex area of law that governs the rights of incarcerated individuals. Prisoners retain many of the same constitutional rights as non-incarcerated individuals, but those rights may be restricted to some e... More...
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Mark Basilica and Roberta Basilica v. Sheriff Roger L. Harris, et al.

Richmond, Virginia civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued the defendants on civil rights wrongful death theories.

On August 30, 2020, Theresa Marie Basilica ("Basilica") went to the emergency department at Mary Washington Hospital, seeking help during a mental health crisis. Eighteen hours later, she died ofa self-inflicted gunshot while in the defendants' custody. Mark and R... More...
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Coalition for T.J. v. Fairfax County School Board, et al.

Alexandria, Virginia civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming that he was discriminated against because he was Asian American in violation of his Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Claims when he made application for adminssion to Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia.

The Court concluded that the Defendant's... More...
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jeffrey Lamont Harris, s/k/a Jeffrey Lamonte Harris

Chesapeake, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with violating the terms and conditions of suspended sentence.


Jeffery Lamont Harris was accused to violating the terms and conditions of a suspected sentence by engaging in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine; the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute cocaine; and grand larce... More...
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Nasra Osman v. Youngs Healthcare, Inc.

Fairfax, Virginia employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.





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Jwa E. Chariery v. C.O. Riddick

Alexandria, Virginia civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on prison civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.




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Kiresten Hening v. Charles Adair

Roanoke, Virginia civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on a civil rights act violation under 42 U.S.C. 1983.




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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. 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. Aaron Mithcell Johnson

Norfolk, Virginia criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Defendant has moved to suppress the evidence obtained by officers during their warrantless search of Defendant's car on September 23, 2021, and any evidence obtained as the result of Defendant's subsequent seizure, including a firearm seized from Defendant's person, and an extended magazin... More...
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Matthew Gibson v. Louise E. Goldston, et al.

Beckley, West Virginia civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on 1983 civil rights violation theories.


On September 18, 2018, Mr. Gibson appeared before Family Court Judge Louise Goldston in his divorce action. Judge Goldston granted the parties' divorce and adopted their property settlement agreement. [Doc. 67-5 at 13:16-23:16 (hereinafter “Gibson at__�... More...
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Shaka Markel Long v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia - Criminal Defense lawyer represented appellant with appealing a denial of his motion to suppress.



“In accordance with established principles of appellate review, we view the ‘evidence in the
light most favorable to the Commonwealth, as we must since it was the prevail... More...    $0 (05-09-2022 - VA)

Firouzeh Dinarany v. John Stark

Richmond, VA - Divorce lawyers represented both parties in companion appeals from a divorce decree.



Stark and Dinarany were married on December 18, 2012. They have a daughter together,
who was born during the marriage. Dinarany also has a son from a prior marriage.
At the time of the marriag... More...
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Michael Herbert Jessee v. Michelle Evora Jessee, n/k/a Michelle Evora Griffin

Richmond, VA - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing the equitable distribution award of a preserved pre-embryo.



The parties married in 2017. They tried to conceive a baby naturally for six months
without success and then employed medical intervention to aid in the process. Using ... More...
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C. Ray Davenport, Commissioner of Labor and Industry v. Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company

Richmond, VA - Occupational Safety and Health lawyer represented defendant with a violation of safety standards charge.



On appeal of an order granting a motion to strike, we view the evidence in the light most
favorable to the non-moving party—the Commissioner—and accord him “the benefit ... More...
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Anthony Andre's Mackey v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Child Sexual Predator

Richmond, VA - Criminal Defense lawyer represented Appellant with appealing the denial of the motion to reconsider.



Anthony Andre’s Mackey (“appellant”) was indicted under Code § 18.2-374.3(C), which
prohibits the use of a communications system to solicit, with lascivious intent, a perso... More...
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Cathryn Rose Rainey v. Chad Christopher Rainey

Richmond, VA - Divorce lawyer represented defendant with appealing from a decision in a custody and visitation dispute.



Father and mother were married for sixteen years. For most of the marriage, mother was
the primary caregiver to daughter and son, as father traveled for work around 130 to 140... More...
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United States of America v. Brad Ford

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a charge.



“We review the factual findings underlying a motion to suppress for clear error
and the district court’s legal determinations de novo. When a suppression motion has
been denied, this Court reviews the evidence in the light most favorable to th... More...
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United States of America v. Michael Slager

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with argueing that the district court reversibly erred in setting his sentence by: (1) using second-degree murder as the sentencing cross-reference for his offense rather than voluntary manslaughter, and (2) applying a two-level enhancement for obstruction of justice.



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United States of America v. Gary Giovon Lynn

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with being a felon in possession of a firearm charge.



On January 4, 2016, Officer A.D. Gardner of the Winston-Salem Police
Department stopped a speeding vehicle occupied by Lynn along with two other
individuals. While standing near the vehicle, Officer Gardne... More...
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United States of America v. Rodney Burrell

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with appeals the district court’s order denying Burrell’s motion for sentence reduction based on Amendment 782 to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Manual (2014).



Rodney Burrell appeals the district court’s order denying Burrell’s counseled 18
U.S.C. § 3582(... More...
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United States of America v. Justin Milam

Child Sexual Predator

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a manufacturing child pornography charge.



Justin Cole Milam pled guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to
manufacturing child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a), (e) (2012). He
received a 312-month sentence. On appeal, Milam argues... More...
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. GARY LYNN TOLIVER, JR., a/k/a BG, a/k/a Lil Gary, a/k/a Garry Toliver, Jr.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MIKAL MUSTAFA MIX, a/k/a Stash, a/k/a Dirty Boy, a/k/a Mikail Mix, a/k/a Man Man

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendants charged with racketeering and various violent crimes



This case concerns Toliver’s and Mix’s participation in the
BHB gang in Norfolk, Virginia. The evidence presented at trial
described both the overall structure of the gang and specific
instances of ... More...
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United States of America v. Patrick Wray a/k/a Ike, a/k/a Murda

Richmond, Virginia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity—RICO conspiracy charge.



A defendant may waive the right to appeal if that waiver is knowing and intelligent.
See United States v. Poindexter, 492 F.3d 263, 270 (4th Cir. 2007). Our review of ... More...
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BRANDON WILLIAMS v. STATE OF MARYLAND, Office of the Governor; BALTIMORE COUNTY OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

Richmond, Virginia - Child Support lawyer represented Plaintiff - Appellant with appealing the district court’s order dismissing his complaint raising several challenges to the garnishment of his wages for enforcement of a Maryland child support order.



On appeal, we confine our review to the issues raised in the Appella... More...
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United States of America v. Donald Fazel a/k/a Rodney Dickerson, a/k/a Roscoe Barnes

Richmond, Virginia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing the district court’s order denying relief.



Donald Omar Fazel seeks to appeal the district court’s order denying relief on his
28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2018) motion. Before addressing the merits of Fazel’s appeal, we must
first be a... More...
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Sherry Flanagan v. Ron Scearce

Danville, VA: Civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant claiming that she was fired for exercising her First Amendment right to free speech.

Sherry Flanagan, the former director of the Pittsylvania County Department of Social Services, sued County supervisor Ron Scearce, claiming that he violated her constitutional First Amendment rights for giving a speech to the Virg... More...
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United States of America v. JONATHAN DUJAN GARDIN

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with two counts of Hobbs Act robbery and aiding and abetting; brandishing a firearm during and in furtherance of a crime of violence and aiding and abetting, and discharging a firearm during and in furtherance of a crime of violence charges.



Citing United State... More...
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United States of America v. Joel Gonzalez-Gomez

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with conspiracy distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and reentry of a removed alien charges.



It is well established that a defendant may waive the right to appeal if that waiver is
knowing and intelligent. See United States v. Blick, 408 F.3d 162... More...
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United States of America v. SEITU SULAYMAN KOKAYI

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with two counts of coercion and enticement of a minor charge.



Appellant was convicted following a bench trial. The following facts were
presented at trial. We view them in the light most favorable to the Government. See United
States v. Garcia-Ochoa, 6... More...
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United States of America v. DYLANN STORM ROOF

Criminal Death Penalty

Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with nine counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, and one weapon-possession count charges.



I. OVERVIEW
In 2015, Dylann Storm Roof, then 21 years old, shot and killed nine members of the
historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church (�... More...
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Blake Andrew Mitchell, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia - Criminal defense attorney represented Defendant charged with a possession of cocaine and possession of hydrocodone.



“On appeal, we state the facts ‘in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, giving
it the benefit of any reasonable inferences.’” Commonwealth v. White, 293 Va. 411, 413 (20... More...
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Michael Moreno, s/k/a Michel Moreno v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Richmond, Virginia - Criminal defense attorney represented Defendant who was challenging his convictions for first-degree murder and felony hit and run charges.




“In accordance with familiar principles of appellate review, the facts will be stated in the
light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the prevailing party ... More...
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