If this blog post sounds familiar to you, it might be because I’m not the first to write about it. It’s a hot topic right now and one of the primary objectives being carried out by the movement, “Justice Forward”. What is Justice Forward? Below is the mission statement from their website.“Justice Forward Virginia is…
Marijuana was decriminalized in Virginia starting July 1, 2020 (see my previous post here). Today on November 16, 2020, Governor Northam announced his support to legalize marijuana. His statement stems from statistics that show that marijuana has become more broadly accepted in many states across America. Originally, the governor only supported decriminalization, however, after hearing…
For those who may be unfamiliar, there are new judge positions in Fairfax that need to be filled. Judge positions are available at different levels and they can preside over certain types of cases depending on the type of crime, the type of dispute, or the types of people that may be involved. In Fairfax…
You win some, you lose some. In the past, I would take my traffic and criminal cases to trial because the case hinged on a difference of opinion on the legal merits; the prosecutor felt the facts favored the Commonwealth (the word we call the state of Virginia and the prosecutor’s client, technically speaking) and…
