Criminal Defense News

• Posted By Virginia Beach Criminal Defense Attorney 1-Jul-2013

  Virginia Texting While Driving Law Is Now in Effect

  In the state of Virginia, there is now a stricter penalty for all drivers found texting while driving. This new texting law was implemented today, July 1, 2012, which allows law enforcement officials to pull over any driver that is texting or ...

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• Posted By Attorney Vaughan C. Jones 13-Jun-2013

  Can you substitute an attorney in the middle of your case?

  If you have a court appointed attorney and you are not happy with him, you may chose to substitute a retained attorney of your choice. I often receive calls from people saying they have a court appointed lawyer or pubic defender and need a lawyer to ...

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• Posted By Virginia Beach Criminal Defense Attorney 24-Jan-2013

  Federal Court Case With Client Involved in Public Shootout

  Recently, Virgina Beach criminal defense attorney Vaughan C. Jones defended a client in federal court, successfully reducing his sentence to the minimum penalty. The client was involved in a public shootout in front of a Walmart in Hampton and the ...

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• Posted By Virginia Beach Criminal Defense Attorney 14-Nov-2012

  DNA Evidence Solves Two Rape Cold Cases

  Virginia Beach – A man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for raping two Virginia Beach mothers back in the early 1990s, according to the police. The rapes began when the defendant entered a mother's home on South Palm Avenue in the ...

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• Posted By Virginia Beach Criminal Attorney 30-Jul-2012

  College Student Crimes (and how they can affect your student loans or worse)

  College student in the Tidewater area must be very careful to avoid criminal charges while they are in school. Criminal convictions are honor code violations and can lead to admonition, suspension or even expulsion. In recent months there have been ...

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• Posted By Virginia Beach Criminal Defense Attorney 26-Jul-2012

  MURDER-MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES IN VIRGINIA

  In the Commonwealth of Virginia the distinction between murder and manslaughter charges is a complex legal issue. The difference between murder and manslaughter is malice. When malice is present, the killing is murder. When it is absent, the killing ...

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• Posted By Jeremy Buck 28-Jun-2012

  POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE

  The most common drug charges are colloquially referred to as "simple" possession and possession with intent to distribute. What a person is charged with a state law violation of possession of cocaine heroin Ecstasy or meth it is a class VI ...

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• Posted By Virginia Beach Criminal Defense Attorney 25-Jun-2012

  Juvenile and Domestic Violence Charges

  Domestic violence charges involve some of the more complex issues in the Virginia criminal justice system. It should first be noted that most of these charges are heard in a special court known as the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. The ...

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• Posted By Criminal Defense Lawyer 20-Jun-2012

  Welcome To Our Criminal Defense News Blog

  We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Criminal Defense News Blog.

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