JURIST
AUGUST 12, 2022
According to court documents , Robertson, 49, and co-defendent Jacob Fracker were both officers with the Rocky Mount, Virginia, Police Department and were off duty when they headed for Washington, D.C. The men were also convicted of misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building.
JonathanTurley
MAY 12, 2021
In a major but likely controversial victory for free speech, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned the conviction of a retired Air Force Colonel for using a racial epithet at the shoe store on the Marine base at Quantico in Virginia. Bartow was charged under Virginia Code § 18.2-416,
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The Crime Report
JULY 22, 2021
It depends on deception to “sidestep the law without changing the law.”. For example, a collection of evidence about a single felony offense will be broken down into separate misdemeanor offenses labeled as separate “acts.” Lies about law involve lawyers twisting statutes until they no longer represent the original law.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 17, 2022
While it is unlikely to pass, new legislation criminalizing the refusal of parents to affirm their children’s LGBT identity would trigger a likely successful constitutional challenge. Democratic Virginia Delegate Elizabeth Guzman proclaimed that it should be crime for parents to hold an opposing view on such changes for their children.
JonathanTurley
JUNE 16, 2022
” At issue is the plea agreement given burglary suspect Kevin Enrique Valle, who was charged with three misdemeanors for destruction of property and false identification, and two felonies for burglary. Prosecutor Michele Burton offered a six-month plea deal that Plowman said downplayed his criminal record.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 24, 2021
On April 13, 2018, in the Circuit Court of Arlington County, Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos staked her position on sentencing for a man convicted of a misdemeanor and a low-level felony. solidify its place as an exporter of law and policy. solidify its place as an exporter of law and policy.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
faces a misdemeanor simple assault charge for allegedly intentionally blowing on people. Oh yea, he was reportedly not wearing a mask outside of Trump’s Virginia gold course but he was wearing an inflatable Trump inner tube. In yet another arrest that seemed to capture this bizarre holiday, Raymond Deskins, 61, of Sterling, Va.
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