What is Fairfax DUI procedure? This week, we appeared in court to defend a client charged with DUI in the Fairfax General District Court. Fairfax is an unusual court in Virginia, due to the size of the county, and its procedures are unique. In Fairfax, DUI cases involve two court appearances — the first is to obtain “discovery” — the police report and, usually, video of the arrest. If the case can be resolved on…
This week, we had a client in the Fairfax Court charged with felony DUI. Many people ask us, “what is felony DUI in Virginia?” “DUI” and “DWI” are the same thing in Virginia. They are shorthand for the crime of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Felony DUI is charged when one is under the influence when one is also involved in a collision wherein another dies. It is
No one is above the law — even police officers. When police are charged with a crime, what lawyers in Virginia do they use? The current news contains examples of police officers charged with crimes based on conduct while on the job, such as unlawful shootings. However, police officers are like the rest of us. They can have errors of judgment, out of control emotions — or be subject to misunderstandings where they are accused
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On January 6, three May Law attorneys appeared in the Fairfax Courts. We had a bond motion appeal in the Fairfax Circuit Court, traffic cases in the Fairfax General District Court, and a divorce trial in the Fairfax Circuit Court. The bond motion was an appeal from the General District Court which had denied our motion yesterday, ordering our client held in jail without bond on charges of Attempted Rape, Aggravated Sexual Battery, and Animate
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An May Law attorney was in the Fairfax General District Court on January 5 on a bond motion for a young man charged with Attempted Rape, Aggravated Sexual Assault, and Animate Object Sexual Penetration. The standard for release on bond (bail) is whether one is a risk of flight or if one is a danger the community. For many felonies, there is a presumption that one charged should never be released on bond. Unfortunately, Judge
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