Virginia Intent to Commit Murder Law
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Eric Lisann v. Elizabeth Lisann
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Richmond, Virginia family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.
The wife filed for divorce in October 2019, alleging the ground of having lived separate and apart since July 14, 2014. In the divorce complaint, the wife alleged that "[a]t least one of the parties has intended to live separate and apart for at least one year and that their intent has remained constant for at lea... More...
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(05-08-2025 - VA)
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Paul Chisholm, III
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Cheasapeak, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with malicious wounding.
Paul Chisholm, III ("appellant") of malicious wounding, in violation of Code § 18.2-51. When appellant failed to appear for his sentencing hearing, the trial court issued a capias for his arrest, convicted him of failure to appear, and sentenced him to 12 months in jail for that offens... More...
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(03-25-2025 - va)
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United States of America v. Darryl Kenneth Dwayne Nelson, II
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Lynchburg, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and
possess with intent to distribute cocaine and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A), 846, 851.
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(03-03-2025 - VA)
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Shjon Michael Stamps
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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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(02-18-2025 - VA)
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Curtis L. Wade v. Commonwealth of Virginia
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Boydton, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer.
A jury convicted Curtis L. Wade of assault and battery on a law enforcement officer in violation of Code § 18.2-57(C). The trial court sentenced Wade to five years' incarceration, with all but seven months suspended. On appeal, Wade argues that the trial cour... More...
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(02-18-2025 - VA)
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United States of America v. Justin Eugene Taylor
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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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(06-21-2022 - VA)
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Brandon A. Williams v. Sergeant M. Mitchell, et al.
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Norfolk, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.
In January 2020, Brandon Williams was detained by Norfolk, Virginia, police officer
John D. McClanahan on a misdemeanor trespassing charge. Williams recorded his
interaction with McClanahan. At trial on the trespassing charge, McClanahan testified
falsely and Williams was con... More...
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(10-29-2024 - VA)
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Cody W. Brewer
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City of Colonial Heights, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant chrged with computer fraud and grand larceny.
Cody Wyche Brewer, by counsel, filed a petition on April 19, 2023, seeking a writ of actual innocence based on nonbiological evidence, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 19.3 of Title 19.2 of the Code of Virginia. By final order entered o... More...
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(11-26-2024 - VA)
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Commonwealth of Virginia v.Juliana Peres Magalhães
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Fairfax, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.
Juliana Peres Magalhães, 24, a Brazilian au pair, who had an affair with her employer was charged for her involvement in the murder of his wife in 2023.
Police found Christine Banfield, 37, close to death after being stabbed, and Joseph Ryan, age 38, shot to death... More...
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(10-30-2024 - VA)
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United States of America v. Mark Joseph Rodriguez
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Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a dogfighting conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. 371.
18 U.S.C. 371:
If two or more persons conspire either to commit any offense against the United States, or to defraud the United States, or any agency thereof in any manner or for any purpose, and one or more of ... More...
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(07-02-2024 - VA)
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Cola Beale
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Virginia Beach, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.
On March 22, 2022,Cola Beale killed his girlfriend, Czavier Hill. Police later found his father figure, Clifton Baxter, dead on March 25. Then in Norfolk, on March 28, he killed his cousin Downing McLean. He was arrested in Hampton on March 31. ... More...
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(07-02-2024 - VA)
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Valerie DeVille v. Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Co.
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Lynchburg, Virginia insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.
A. No person shall commit or perform with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice any of the following:
1. Misrepresenting pertinent facts or insurance policy provisions relating to coverages at issue;
2. Failing to acknowledge... More...
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(02-26-2024 - VA)
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United States of America v. Micheal Prince
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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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(12-26-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Dyvae Davis
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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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(12-26-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Michael Brown
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. 2 PER CURIAM: Michael M. Brown pled guilty, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 1349, and aggravated identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A. The district court sentenced Brown to a total term of 75 months’ imprisonment. Brown’s counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1... More...
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(12-26-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Santuron Cureton
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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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(12-26-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Melchor Calderon
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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 ... More...
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(12-26-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Saquan Rouse
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PER CURIAM:
Saquan Lanard Rouse seeks to appeal his convictions and the 195-month sentence
imposed following his guilty plea, pursuant to a written plea agreement, to Racketeer
Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d),
and attempted murder in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5).
Rouse’s counsel has fi... More...
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(12-26-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Andy Tovar
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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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(12-26-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Michael Vaughn
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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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(12-25-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Michael Brandon Vaughn
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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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(12-25-2023 - VA)
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MALIK SHROPSHIRE
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In 2016, Malik Shropshire pleaded guilty to conspiracy to impede the Internal
Revenue Service, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371; and making false statements on a loan
application, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1014. The district court sentenced Shropshire
to 51 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. After
Shropshire was released onto supervis... More...
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(12-24-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Thomas Anthony Marshall and Jonathon Hayden Marshall
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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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(12-21-2023 - VA)
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State of West Virginia v. Gerald Wayne Davis
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Charleston, West Virginia defendant was charged with sexual assault and kidnapping.
Gerald Wayne Davis, age 26, and, his father Dewey Davis, were charged with abducting, sexually abusing and sexually assaulting a woman.
The Supreme Court of Appeals for West Virginia described the case against Davis as follows:
"The charges against the appellant arose primarily from ... More...
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(12-31-1986 - VA)
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United States of America v. Donald Edward Ponder
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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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(11-03-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Derrick Jabbar Brown
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Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of obscene visual representation of the sexual abuse of children in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1446, which provides:
(a) Whoever is engaged in the business of producing with intent to distribute or sell, or selling or transferring obscene matter, who knowingly receives or possesses with intent to dist... More...
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(10-24-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Heather Ann Huffman
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Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud at least five states of more than $3.5 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits.
"Heather A. Huffman organized a massive VEC fraud conspiracy and abused her position as a federal employee to steal funds meant for those struggling with employment security and the economic... More...
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(09-01-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Heather Ann Huffman
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Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud at least five states of more than $3.5 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits.
“Heather Ann Huffman organized a massive VEC fraud conspiracy and abused her position as a federal employee to steal funds meant for those struggling with employment security and the econo... More...
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(08-23-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Alonso Cantu-Cantu
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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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(08-10-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Shai Cohen
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Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to defraud and to commit offenses against the United States, bringing aliens to the United States for financial gain, encouraging and inducing aliens to unlawfully come to, enter and reside in the United States for financial gain, harboring illegal aliens and money laundering.
Shai Cohen, 39, all... More...
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(08-04-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Herman Tyrone Washington
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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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(07-25-2023 - VA)
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jonathan Armstrong Watkins
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Lexington, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with second-degree murder and felony use of a firearm in the commission of a murder.
Jonathan Armstrong Watkins, age 36, of Natural Bridge was accused of killing of Katrina Leeann Dudley on December 10, 2021.
Defendant pled not guilty.... More...
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(07-21-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Aaron Lee Woods
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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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(06-02-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Justine Kyle Elliott
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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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(05-23-2023 - VA)
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jeffrey Lamont Harris, s/k/a Jeffrey Lamonte Harris
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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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(05-23-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. William Griggs
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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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(05-03-2023 - VA)
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Jose Guadalupe Vera, Jr.
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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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(04-11-2023 - VA)
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Ernest Stith
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Eastville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of a gun by a nonviolent felon and possession with intent to distribute between a half-ounce and five pounds of marijuana... More...
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(05-02-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Richard Horne
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Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.
Ricardo Horne, 41, and his co-defendants Michael Brown, 40, and Rashanda Booker, 38, both also from Richmond, robbed a Family Dollar on April 17, 2022 and a Dollar General on April 28, 2022.
On April 17, 2022, Horne and Brown forcefully grabbed a Family Dollar employee as he sought to emp... More...
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(04-13-2023 - VA)
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United States of America v. Gregory Allen Miller
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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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(03-29-2023 - VA)
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