Virginia Intentional Law
<h2> <center> Commonwealth of Virginia v. Miland Attai </h2> </center>
Alexandria, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f malicious wounding and use of a firearm after injuring a man in a road rage shooting. Miland Attai, age 26, was accused of shooting that injured Baffour Frimpong, 26, in May, 2026. Virginia's malicious wounding law under Virginia Code § 18.2-51 makes it a serious felony to maliciously shoot, stab, cut, wo... More...
$ (10-30-2026 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Derek McKinley Mabins
Halifax, Virginia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with grand larceny, in violation of Code § 18.2-95; felony failure to appear, in violation of Code § 19.2-128; petit larceny, in violation of Code § 18.2-96; and intentional destruction of property valued at less than $1,000, in violation of Code § 18.2-137(B)(i). <br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-21-2025 - VA)Commonwealth of Virginia v. Steven Nicholas Dawson
<h2><br> Verona, Virginia possession of cocaine criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> 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...
$0 (09-10-2024 - VA)United States of America v. Alif Adil
A federal jury convicted Alif Jan Adil of abusive sexual contact, in violation of 18 <br> U.S.C. § 2244(a)(3); coercion or enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, in <br> violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b); and possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 <br> U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(A), (b)(2). The district court sentenced Adil to a total of 150 months' <br> imprisonment. On... More...
$0 (12-25-2023 - VA)Jerry Dixon v. Rebecca Dixon
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Richmond, Virginia - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing a final divorce decree. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> The parties married in 1989. In 2017, the husband moved out of the marital residence <br> and filed for divorce. He alleged desertion and abandonment and, alternatively, living separately <br> for mor... More...
$0 (05-11-2022 - VA)Tina Dione Woodson v. Commonwealth of Virginia
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Richmond, Virginia - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing an assault and battery on her twelve-year-old twins with a belt. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> On the morning in question, Woodson's twelve-year-old twins ("son†and "daughterâ€) <br> were getting themselves and their younger siblings... More...
$0 (05-09-2022 - VA)Michael Herbert Jessee v. Michelle Evora Jessee, n/k/a Michelle Evora Griffin
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Richmond, VA - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing the equitable distribution award of a preserved pre-embryo. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> The parties married in 2017. They tried to conceive a baby naturally for six months <br> without success and then employed medical intervention to aid in the process. Using ... More...
$0 (03-13-2022 - VA)Cathryn Rose Rainey v. Chad Christopher Rainey
<center><h3><font color="red"><h3><font color="red"> Richmond, VA - Divorce lawyer represented defendant with appealing from a decision in a custody and visitation dispute. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> Father and mother were married for sixteen years. For most of the marriage, mother was <br> the primary caregiver to daughter and son, as father traveled for work around 130 to 140... More...
$0 (03-11-2022 - VA)United States of America v. David Alcorn
Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, in connection with a nationwide investment scheme involving fraudulent wireless spectrum and dental franchise investments.<br> <br> According to court records and evidence presented at trial, from approximately 2011 through 2017, David Alcorn, ... More...
$0 (02-24-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Tony Scott Sellers
Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of an investment fraud scheme against mostly elderly victims.<br> <br> Tony Scott Sellers, 62, was a licensed insurance salesman in Idaho. From about January 2011 through August 2017, Sellers, along with other conspirators, made material misrepresentations and omissions to sell il... More...
$0 (01-14-2022 - VA)United States of America v. Michael Slager
<center><h2><font color="red"> 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. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (01-04-2022 - VA)Elizabeth Sines, et al. v. Jason Kessler, et al.
Charlottesville, Virginia personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on conspiracy theories claiming that there were injured and/or damaged as a result of the intentional and negligent acts errors and omissions of the neo-nazi organizers of the a 2017 rally called "Unit the Right."<br> ... More...
$25000000 (11-23-2021 - VA)United States of America v. SEITU SULAYMAN KOKAYI
<center><h2><font color="red"><center>Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with two counts of coercion and enticement of a minor charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Appellant was convicted following a bench trial. The following facts were <br> presented at trial. We view them in the light most favorable to the Government. See United <br> States v. Garcia-Ochoa, 6... More...
$0 (08-26-2021 - VA)United States of America v. DYLANN STORM ROOF Criminal Death Penalty
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Richmond, VA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with nine counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, and one weapon-possession count charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> I. OVERVIEW<br> In 2015, Dylann Storm Roof, then 21 years old, shot and killed nine members of the <br> historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church ("... More...
$0 (08-26-2021 - VA)United States of America v. Virginia Smith
Richmond, Virginia fraud conspiracy charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Virginia Smith, age 37.<br> <br> A Glen Allen woman was charged for mail fraud for her role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits for 22 prison inmates, which she shared with the inmate beneficiaries.<br> <br> "These critical unemployment funds were intended for deservi... More...
$0 (06-14-2021 - VA)United States of America v. Leelynn Danielle Chytka
Abingdon, Virginia mail fraud and aggravated identity theft charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Leelynn Danielle Chytka, age 31.<br> <br> "In the midst of a global pandemic, this defendant conspired with others to defraud the Virginia Employment Commission of nearly $500,000 intended for Virginians in need,†Acting United States Attorney Bubar said today. "This was money se... More...
$0 (06-14-2021 - VA)United States of America v. Daryl Bank
Norfolk, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charge with investment fraud.<br> <br> Daryl Bank, 51, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, ran an investment fraud scheme from approximately January 2012 through July 2017, based in the Tidewater area and Port St. Lucie, and operating across the country. Bank and his co-conspirators—including attorney Billy Seabolt, 56, Raeann Gibson,... More...
$0 (05-04-2021 - VA)Timothy Warnick, s/k/a Timothy William Warnick v. Commonwealth of Virginia
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://i1.wp.com/loudounnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Warnick-Timothy-W..jpg?resize=768%2C445&ssl=1"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h1> <font color="red"> </font> </h1><br> </center><br> <center><br> <img width="400" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/subscription.gif?fit=300%2C42"><br> </center><br>... More...
$0 (08-29-2020 - VA)Paul Anthony Chenevert v. Commonwealth of Virginia
<br> On appeal, this Court “consider[s] the evidence and all reasonable inferences flowing<br> from that evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, the prevailing party at<br> trial.” Williams v. Commonwealth, 49 Va. App. 439, 442 (2007) (en banc) (quoting Jackson v.<br> Commonwealth, 267 Va. 666, 672 (2004)). So viewed, the evidence is as follows:<br> Appellant lived with T.E. ... More...
$0 (06-20-2020 - VA)LaShaunda Tenika Meekins v. Commonwealth of Virginia
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d4d18a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1058x595+0+21/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmediaassets.wtvr.com%2Ftribune-network%2Ftribwtvr-files-wordpress%2F2018%2F02%2Fmeekins.png"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red">Woman charged with murdering 61-year-old Richmond m... More...
$0 (06-20-2020 - VA)Brent Edward Tanner v. Commonwealth of Virginia
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://valawyersweekly.com/files/2013/12/Court-of-Appeals-cr.jpg"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> On March 26, 2018, Deputy C. Grant of the Charles City County Sheriff’s Office<br> responded to a 911 call. The call took him to a residence ... More...
$0 (06-20-2020 - VA)Isaiah A. Green v. Commonwealth of Virginia
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSVEbxU9vW9btMsabXL9dnFw9EM50v9PxFzXYYNVRQtDuI2bMQf&usqp=CAU"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> The appellant’s convictions arose from a series of events that began May 8, 2018. On<b... More...
$0 (06-19-2020 - VA)Stanlee Sebastian Jones v. Commonwealth of Virginia
<center><P><font color=”FF0000”><h2><br> Need help finding a lawyer for representation concerning appealing a conviction for first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and (3) possession of a firearm after a violent felony conviction in Virginia?<br> <br> Call 918-582-6422. It's Free.<br> </font><br> </h2><br> </center><br> On August 18, 2017, Jones accompanied his... More...
$0 (02-01-2020 - VA)Cassandra Marcelle Murray v. Commonwealth of Virginia
<center><P><font color=”FF0000”><h2><br> Need help finding a lawyer for representation concerning appealing convictions for possession of a firearm by a convicted violent felon in Virginia?<br> <br> Call 918-582-6422. It's Free.<br> </font><br> </h2><br> </center><br> On November 9, 2017, Detective Michael Snelgrow (“Detective Snelgrow”) of the <br> Hampton Police Department was worki... More...
$0 (01-29-2020 - VA)Sharyl Thompson Attkinson v. Eric Himpton Holder, Jr., et al.
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/images/Newalexandria.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Plaintiffs Sharyl Thompson Attkisson, James Howard Attkisson, and Sarah Judith Starr Attkisson appeal from the dismissal with prejudice of their claims in the Eastern District of Virginia. The plaintiffs sued a number of named and unnamed government officials for alleged illegal intrus... More...
$0 (03-21-2019 - VA)Zoe Spencer v. Virginia States University; Keith T. Miller
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/images/Newalexandria.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Dr. Zoe Spencer, a sociology professor at Virginia State University, sued the University under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII for paying her less than two male professors, allegedly because she is a woman.<br> Spencer earned about $70,000 per year—a median salary when compared to th... More...
$0 (03-18-2019 - VA)Joaquin Shadow Rams, Sr., a/k/a, etc. v. Commonwealth of Virginia
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/fauquier.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/90/b90de7b8-08ca-11e7-bceb-4f6b8723b04c/58c80bfc5b504.image.png"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> The appellant’s son, P.R., was born on July 1, 2011. The appellant and P.R.’s mother <br> resided together at the time of the birth,... More...
$0 (03-02-2019 - VA)Hannah P. v. Daniel Coats, Director of the Office of The Director of National Intelligence McLean, VA
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov/images/Newalexandria.jpg"><br> </center><br> Appellant Hannah P.1 (“Hannah”), a former employee of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (“Appellee”), asserts that Appellee discriminated against her pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Rehabilitation Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 701, et seq., and violated the ... More...
$0 (02-20-2019 - VA)Thomas Robert Lienau v. Commonwealth of Virginia
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Lienau-225x300.jpg"><br> <h2> <font color="red"><h2> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> Usually, this Court “review[s] the evidence in the light most favorable to the <br> Commonwealth, the prevailing party in the trial court.” Dawson v. Commonwealth, 63 Va. App. <br> 429, 431, 758 S.E.2d 94, 95 (2014). However, �... More...
$0 (12-18-2018 - VA)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MARK STUART LANDERSMAN, a/k/a Mark Stuart UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. LEE HALL <table> <td>
We recount the facts in the light most favorable to the Government, the prevailing <br> party at trial. See United States v. Garcia-Ochoa, 607 F.3d 371, 376 (4th Cir. 2010). In <br> late 2012 and early 2013, Hall facilitated the Navy’s purchase of 349 unattributable (i.e., <br> unserialized and untraceable) firearm suppressors for approximately $1,657,750. At that <br> time, Hall worked direc... More...
$0 (03-28-2018 - VA)United States of America v. James Larry McNeal
Defendants James Larry McNeal and Alphonso Stoddard were<br> convicted by a jury and sentenced in the Eastern District of<br> Virginia for conspiracy, armed bank robberies, and brandishing<br> firearms during crimes of violence. On appeal, McNeal and<br> Stoddard jointly challenge the sufficiency of the evidence<br> supporting their convictions on the brandishing offenses.<br> Separately, McNeal p... More...
$0 (03-04-2018 - VA)Albert Anderson v. Deputy M. Kingsley, Deputy Sheriff of Gloucester County, Deputy Stewart, Deputy Sheriff of Gloucester County
The question presented in this appeal is whether the district court properly instructed the jury on the definition of “deliberate indifference,” as required for proving that prison officials are liable under the Eighth Amendment for failing to protect an inmate from a fellow inmate’s assault.<br> After Albert Anderson was assaulted by a fellow inmate in Gloucester County Jail in Virginia, su... More...
$0 (12-14-2017 - VA)Keith Alexander Mayberry v. Commonwealth of Virginia
“On appeal, ‘we review the evidence in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, <br> granting to it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom.’” Archer v. Commonwealth, <br> 26 Va. App. 1, 11, 492 S.E.2d 826, 831 (1997) (quoting Martin v. Commonwealth, 4 Va. App. <br> 438, 443, 358 S.E.2d 415, 418 (1987)). So viewed, the evidence established that on June 5, 2013, <br> the... More...
$0 (03-28-2016 - VA)United States v. Flores-Granados
In 2013, Marlon Flores-Granados pled guilty to a single-count indictment for illegal reentry into the United States following deportation and a conviction for an aggravated felony. See 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b)(2). He now challenges his sentence, specifically the 16-level enhancement that was applied pursuant to the United States Sentencing Guidelines § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii) for prior conviction of ... More...
$0 (01-06-2016 - VA)Kambis v. Considine
Kambis owns John Rolfe Realty and Elegant Homes of Virginia. From 1999-2011, <br> Kambis was in a romantic relationship with Considine. On October 25, 2000, Kambis and <br> Considine formed and were the sole members of Villa Deste. The purpose of Villa Deste was to <br> purchase and develop real estate for sale. At some point after October 25, 2000, Considine’s <br> mother, Patricia Wolfe, l... More...
$0 (11-12-2015 - VA)Milo Shamas v. Margaret A. Focarino
The Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1141n, provides that a dissatisfied trademark applicant may seek review of an adverse ruling on his trademark application either by appealing the ruling to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, id. § 1071(a)(1), or by commencing a de novo action in a federal district court, id. § 1071(b)(1). If he elects to proceed in a district court and no ad... More...
$0 (04-23-2015 - VA)Timothy B. Bostic v. George E. Schaefer, II
Via various state statutes and a state constitutional amendment, Virginia prevents same-sex couples from marrying and refuses to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. Two same-sex couples filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of these laws, alleging that they violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court granted the couples... More...
$0 (07-28-2014 - VA)United States of America v. Suado Mohamed Ali a/k/a Suada Mohamad Ali, a/k/a Sue
Seventeen individuals, all originally from Somalia or Yemen, were indicted for their participation in a large conspiracy to traffic in khat, a leafy plant native to the Horn of Africa. Khat contains the controlled substance cathinone, which is desired for the euphoria it provides when khat leaves are chewed. Thirteen of the defendants were also charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.<b... More...
$0 (11-15-2013 - va)Karen B. Balas v. Huntington Ingalls Industries
Karen B. Balas appeals the district court's denial of relief on her claims of discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment, brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e ("Title VII"), as well as wrongful discharge, assault, and battery, brought under Virginia law, against Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. ("Huntington Ingalls"), the successor to her ... More...
$0 (03-15-2013 - VA)Travis Burns v. Gregory Joseph Gagnon
These companion appeals arise out of a personal-injury suit brought by a former Gloucester High School (GHS or school) student who was injured in a fight with another student on school grounds. On the morning of the fight, an assistant principal at the school received a report that the fight would occur sometime that day. He did not act on the report before the fight.<br><br>The injured student su... More...
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