Blog Posts in 2012

The use of the Internet has led to a host of new criminal offenses. Many erroneously believe that computers provide a cloak of anonymity. Nothing could be further from the truth. Computer hashtags and ...

Federal prosecutors and probation officers often try to enhance or increase sentences for drug offenders using an allegation that a weapon was involved in the crime. To prove a two-level enhancement ...

Fairfax County, Virginia – According to a recent survey released by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services' Criminal Justice Research Center, Fairfax County has the highest rate of ...

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 ...

A 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 ...

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 ...