Driving on suspended is a funny charge in Virginia. The charge is that you were driving after your license or privilege to drive had been suspended. The typical case that I see is when someone has not ever had a license and they drive and they get a ticket. They forget to pay the ticket, [...]
I look like this: I’m about 6’3″, and I always keep my hair short. I stand out in the courtroom. I’ll be in a suit. I always advise clients to get to court early and have a seat in the hallway. There are benches in the lobby of the most of the Fredericksburg area courthouses. [...]
If you’re facing possible jail in Virginia, the judge has the authority to confine you to jail but order you to report directly to the jail some time after you’re actually found guilty of the offense. This is called delayed reporting. Virginia law lets you appeal your case within ten days of being found guilty, [...]
When an occasional client has to go to Rappahannock Regional Jail for a few days, they sometimes wonder what clothes they can wear. If you wear white undergarments underneath your street clothes when you go to jail, the jail will let you keep those white undergarments. That’s all you can keep. The jail can be [...]
If you’re charged with reckless driving in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, you really need to talk to a local experienced traffic lawyer. As you’ve probably learned by now, reckless driving is a class 1 misdemeanor. It’s not your average ordinary traffic ticket. It won’t just bump your insurance premiums. Reckless driving could have serious consequences depending [...]
It depends. Work release is a great program that lets you essentially stay at the jail at night and get out during the day to go to work. You would basically be going directly to work during the day and back to jail in the evening and the jail turns almost more into a dormitory [...]
If you have to go to the Rappahannock Regional Jail to serve a few days, you may be wondering if you can bring something with you like a book or personal items. Unfortunately, you can’t bring anything other than the clothes on your back and any prescription medications that you may need. As I’ve mentioned [...]
If you have to go to the Rappahannock Regional Jail for a few days due to a traffic or misdemeanor case, you may be wondering what you’ll do about your prescriptions. Clients typically ask this when they’re facing possible jail. The Rappahannock Regional Jail does have a medical unit and if you have enough medical [...]
One of the most common questions I get when people contact me about a regular speeding ticket is whether or not it makes sense to hire a lawyer. I practice in a handful of courts around Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford, King George and Caroline, but these tips should apply to any situation where you have a [...]
Typically, yes. For any speeding or reckless driving by speed case, the officer has to prove that his equipment was calibrated and found to be accurate within the six months prior to the offense. If the officer’s paperwork does not prove that, we have a strong argument to have your case completely dismissed. The source [...]
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