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9 Steps to Know for Your Federal Criminal Case
Nine Steps to Know about Your Federal Criminal Case If you have been charged with a crime in Federal District Court (for example, Eastern District of Virginia or District for the District of Columbia), these are the 9 initial steps you need to know about. Depending on...
Fourth Amendment Warrant Exceptions to Search or Seize
The Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment requires the government to obtain a search warrant based on probable cause prior to conducting a search of people or their things. There are numerous exceptions to the warrant requirement, however, and criminal jurisprudence...
Embezzlement Defense in Virginia – 5 Things to Know
Embezzlement, Va. Code 18.2-111, is a serious criminal charge in Virginia. Below are 5 things to know if you have been charged with Embezzlement in Virginia. What is Embezzlement in Virginia? If any person wrongfully and fraudulently use, dispose of, conceal or...
Forming a Virginia Limited Liability Company
Are you considering starting your own Virginia Limited Liability Company? Aspiring entrepreneurs often find themselves faced many legal considerations when choosing a business entity. For many, forming a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in Virginia offers significant...
Bribery in Virginia
Bribery in Virginia occurs when the bribe-giver intends to influence the bribe-taker’s conduct by giving, offering, or promising a thing of value to the bribe-taker, who accepts or solicits the thing of value with the agreement or understanding that he or she will act...
Driving on a Suspended License: Va. Code § 46.2-301
What is Driving on a Suspended License in the Virginia Code? "Except as provided in §§ 46.2-304 and 46.2-357, no resident or nonresident (i) whose driver's license, learner's permit, or privilege to drive a motor vehicle has been suspended or revoked or (ii) who has...
Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits
What is a Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuit? Strike 3 Holdings, LLC owns the copyrights to some adult films. Through Strike 3 Holdings Lawsuits, they have accused certain internet users of violating their film copyrights through the use of BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer...
What is a Preliminary Hearing in a Virginia Criminal Case?
A Preliminary Hearing in Virginia is an initial procedural requirement in felony criminal cases. Criminal charges in Virginia State Court involve a number of confusing hearings and processes. For example, if you are charged with a felony in a Virginia state court, one...
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