Drugs

Intrusive warrantless searches of one's body are ripe for challenges. As a Fairfax drug lawyer, I am delighted that the Virginia Court of Appeals overturned a grossly bodily-invasive streetside search of a suspect, even pulling on his underwear to see his bare skin underneath, followed...

Consent searches not only do not serve Virginia criminal suspects' interests, but invite huge headaches that could have been avoided or minimized by simply having declined a police search. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I remind you that you have a Fourth Amendment Constitutional right...

Drug stings are common with Fairfax police and beyond. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that a common offer by Fairfax police and other Virginia law enforcement officers (LEOs) is for the Virginia drug crime arrestee to be offered to endeavor to snitch /...

Fairfax LEO cooperation (LEO means law enforcement officer) is a buzzword with many Fairfax County, Virginia, police who seek new drug suspects to investigate, arrest and prosecute. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that such a police approach is not limited only to police...

Warrantless searches (WS's) of people are so commonplace that it is important to underline that probable cause alone does not justify a warrantless search of the person's body and clothing without an accompanying arrest. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I read with satisfaction this week's...

Vehicle contraband searches are viewed by plenty of police as being almost as worthwhile as bear waiting to eat spawning salmon swimming upstream. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that the reason that police so often do not issue traffic infraction citations for people...

Virginia drug dealing (VDD) thrives, as it does across the nation and around the world. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that billions of dollars are misallocated nationwide to the failed drug wars, while our civil liberties suffer from constant law enforcement incursions through...

Snapchat is not exclusively the denizen of younger people. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that police follow the trail of criminal activity, including when it happens on Snapchat, other social media, and anywhere else on the Internet. Do not be lulled into any...

Fairfax criminal conviction is the risk of going to trial in this or any other county against Virginia felony, misdemeanor or DUI charges. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I am heartened that the Virginia Court of Appeals righted the incorrect action of a Fairfax County...

Fairfax drug defense calls for the Virginia criminal defense lawyer to be highly skilled at controlled substance defense specifically and criminal defense generally; knowledgeable about the relevant science, statutory law, and caselaw on the topic; and ready to obtain, analyze, deconstruct, reverse and tear apart...