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https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2008/06/drug-schedules-should-we-base-our.html CrimLaw: Drug Schedules: Should We Base Our Punishments Upon Them? Back in the early 70's the federal government developed a set of "schedules" for drugs. A number of States adopted these schedules as well a... drug schedules base punishments upon https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2005/02/more-on-law-enforcement-breaking-law.html CrimLaw: More on Law Enforcement Breaking the Law Yesterday, Yasmeen pointed to a case before the Virginia Supreme Court which addresses whether an arrest makes the subsequent search unconst... more on law enforcement breaking https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2003/07/wow-never-thought-id-see-san-fran.html CrimLaw Wow! Never thought I'd see a San Fran paper in favor of States' rights. Of course, the right in question is the right to smoke marijuana . ... https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2009/08/prosecution-argument-at-sentencing.html CrimLaw: Prosecution Argument at Sentencing In Virginia after a defendant is found guilty of a crime there is a jury sentencing hearing and, of course, argument from both sides as to w... prosecution argument sentencing https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2008/06/ CrimLaw: June 2008 june https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2020/03/mountain-mumble.html CrimLaw: The Law of Mountain Mumble We all speak English, but that doesn't mean my poor ears will understand all of it. I've known people were speaking English to me and not b... the law mountain mumble https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2003/08/actor-convicted-in-beating-of-madame.html CrimLaw Actor convicted in beating of madame. ~ https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2008/09/ CrimLaw: September 2008 september https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2020/11/ CrimLaw: November 2020 november https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2023/08/ CrimLaw: August 2023 august https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2007/03/plea-agreement.html CrimLaw: A Plea Agreement Every prosecutor's office does plea agreements a little different. I've been to a jurisdiction where all 20 prosecutors use the same generic... a plea agreement https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2007/12/ CrimLaw: December 2007 december https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2004/04/week-in-life-of-criminal-lawyer-monday.html CrimLaw A Week in the Life of a Criminal Lawyer Monday : No court scheduled for today. Those of you who read this blog regularly will realize that... https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2005/07/huh-what-just-happened.html CrimLaw: Huh? What just happened? You know, when I walk into the courtroom and see that Tom is the prosecutor I should just adopt a policy of just walking back out and calli... huh happened https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2006/10/ CrimLaw: October 2006 october https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2004/10/friday.html CrimLaw: Friday In the morning I have two cases. The first is a client accused of having drugs in jail. The prosecution has not gotten its lab report back... friday https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2022/10/motion-for-192-2716-to-be-limited-to.html CrimLaw: Motion for 19.2-271.6 to be Limited to Sentencing Admittedly, I'd rework this some - it was a bit of a rush job. I would at least add a paragraph or two about the rule of statutory interpret... to be motion https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-expiration-date-on.html CrimLaw: What's the Expiration Date on a Constitutionally Guaranteed Right? 14 days. Yes, you heard it first here folks, constitutional rights have a shelf life of 14 days. So sayeth the Nine Great Legal Minds in Was... expiration date https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2004/12/pardon-what-pardon.html CrimLaw: Pardon? What Pardon? Yesterday's theme of the day around the blawgosphere was how President Bush fails to use the pardon power in an effective and just manner: ... pardon https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2004/07/dies-mercurii.html CrimLaw: Dies Mercurii Wednesday : I spend the morning in traffic court. My first client is charged with driving on a suspended license and contempt of court (for... dies https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2005/10/moments-you-wish-you-could-have-back.html CrimLaw: Moments You Wish You Could Have Back I'm at a show cause hearing for a client who has been reported by probation for not reporting in and not completing community service. 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The defense attorney has an ethical du... https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2016/07/service-dog-fraud.html CrimLaw: Service Dog Fraud Sadly, one of the statutes just put in place by our legislature is one putting a $250 fine on fake use of a dog under claim that it is a ... service dog fraud https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2006/04/arguing-in-appellate-court-virginian.html CrimLaw: Arguing in the Appellate Court Virginian Yesterday was my first argument in the Virginia Court of Appeals. While I was sitting in the office waiting for appointments to show this a... in the appellate court arguing virginian https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2019/12/comparing-virginia-right-to-bear-arms.html CrimLaw: Comparing the Virginia Right to Bear Arms with the Federal Both the US Constitution and the Virginia Constitution have the right to bear arms baked in. Virginia: That a well regulated militia,... right to bear arms the virginia comparing federal https://crimlaw.blogspot.com/2005/08/ CrimLaw: August 2005 august