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Although Virginia recognizes that juvenile offenders must be treated differently from adults, and place more emphasis on alternatives to incarceration, juveniles charged with criminal offenses can still face serious, potentially life-long consequences. Because the...
When you are convicted of a traffic offense, DMV will probably assess "Demerit Points." If you accumulate 12 demerit points in 12 months, or 18 points in 24 months, you will be required to go to a driver improvement clinic and complete the driving clinic within 90...
Currently, there are approximately 377,000 residents of Virginia who cannot vote as a result of a felony conviction. It's estimated that about 300,000 of those individuals have completed sentence. The effect of a felony conviction in Virginia is severe and life long...
The short answer to that question is that you may find yourself convicted of assault. Here's the story, around May 7, 2007, a bus driver and parent disagree about the treatment of that parent's child. The child was not allowed to ride the bust for a few days. The next...
Solicitation of Prostitution is defined by Va. Code § 18.2-346(B). This statute provides "a person who offers money or its equivalent to another for the purpose of engaging in fornication or adultery, or any act in violation of Va Code § 18.2-361, and thereafter does...
The Sixth Amendment provides that "[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right [among other things] [t]o be confronted with the witnesses against him." Once upon a time in Virginia, you could go to jail based on the words and numbers written on a...
Clear, unambiguous and unequivocal. There you have it. As of June 4, 2009, this is the standard by which your request for an attorney is measured. Zektaw v. Commonwealth. Mr. Zektaw was charged with rape, attempted sodomy, abduction, and assault and batter. Shortly...
Stalking is a crime that is taken seriously. Stalking can result in jail time and most likely will result in a protective order being issued against you. Not only will the protective order show up on a criminal records search, it will interfere with your right...
The former governor of Virginia, Tim Kaine, granted 53 "simple" pardons, three "absolute" pardons, eight "conditional" pardons and restored voting rights to over 1,300 felons in 2009. This was described in the local paper as a "flood." I am unsure how 53 pardons in...
This is a question that comes from many non-Virginians. Reckless Driving in other states is treated as a mere traffic infraction...something that passes eventually and you are not permanently damaged by a finding of guilt.In Virginia, reckless driving is Class One...