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Racial Disparities Found in Virginia Speeding Convictions: RAND

The Crime Report

According to a RAND Corporation study, Black motorists in Virginia face more-serious charges for “excessive speeding” than white motorists do — even when committing the same speeding infraction. At the court stage, the courts amended or dismissed misdemeanor speeding charges 42 percent of the time.

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Virginia Couple Plead Guilty in Capitol Riot, Opening Door For Future Cases 

The Crime Report

A Virginia couple on Monday pleaded guilty to demonstrating unlawfully in the U.S. 6 attack, a misdemeanor with a sentence of up to six months, in a plea deal that could set a benchmark for hundreds of other cases, reports Reuters. Capitol during the Jan.

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Off-duty Virginia police officer sentenced to 87 months for January 6 riot

JURIST

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.

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Former Virginia police officer convicted in January 6 Capitol attack case

JURIST

In addition, the jury found Robertson guilty of the misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. The post Former Virginia police officer convicted in January 6 Capitol attack case appeared first on JURIST - News. The investigation remains ongoing.

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As Virginia Changes Direction, Debate Over State Funding of Prosecutors Grows

The Crime Report

The thousands of misdemeanor cases that some local prosecutors also handle every year — something they are not required by the state to do — are also not calculated into the state formula.

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Truth, Lies and Plea Bargaining

The Crime Report

In some examples cited in the paper, a Virginia defendant in Virginia charged with transporting marijuana pleaded guilty to trafficking a different type of drug altogether; a New York defendant charged with animal cruelty pleaded guilty to trespassing even though no trespassing was involved.

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Path To Well-Being In Law Podcast: Episode 6 – Tim Carroll & Margaret Odgen

ALPS

Mims, the Commonwealth of Virginia has quickly found itself in the category as “trailblazers” after its creation the Virginia Lawyers’ Wellness Initiative. Virginia’s commitment to well-being was ignited by the release of the ground-breaking report “A Professional at Risk” in September 2018. The Path to Well-Being in Law.

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