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Breaking News!

In a Per Curiam (unanimous) decision, the United States Supreme Court vacated the judgement of the Virginia Supreme Court in Briscoe v. Virginia.
The entire text of the opinion is as follows:

"We vacate the judgment of the Supreme Court of Virginia and remand the case for further proceedings not inconsistent with the opinion in Melendez-Diaz v. Massa-chusetts, 557 U. S. ___ (2009)."

Criminal Defense and DUI Defense attorneys nationwide have been worried about how the Supreme Court may dispose of Briscoe v. Virginia after granting certiori so quickly after ruling in Melendez-Diaz that an accused has a right to confront all witnesses against himself and that an affidavit cannot take the place of a live witness for the defense to confront.

The Briscoe decision of the Virginia Supreme Court seemed to directly oppose much of what was stated in Melendez-Diaz and gave the four dissentors in that decision an opportunity to convince the newest member of


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Case of the Week

U.S. District Court, Richmond, Virginia

Shannon Taylor and Rob Windle, two of Boone Beale’s litigators, have won a major victory rarely seen in U.S. District Court.  According to the Justice Department, the Feds win approximately 98% of their criminal cases annually.  But not this time!  In a so called “Exile Case”, our firm represented a young college student who stood charged with a six count indictment which alleged that he was a major drug dealer and was in possession of a firearm for the sole purpose of protecting his drug emporium.  If convicted as charged, he faced a minimum of 5 years in prison (Note to Shannon: fact check this statement) with no chance of parole.  

The facts did not look good for our lawyers.  The alleged supplier of our client testified that he had supplied our client with a large amount of drugs over an extended period of time.  At one time, he was a roommate of our client.  T


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Interesting DUI cases...

A couple of recent stories regarding alcohol offenses throughout the nation.  We will be adding to this list as we hear of future cases.

 

Stay off of the phone (texting and talking) while driving.  A recent study shows that people have reaction times 3-4 times slower while texting than while driving with a BAC of .08.  http://www.dui.com/dui-library/news/texting-more-dangerous-than-dui.

 

A man was arrested and convicted for 'driving' his La-Z-Boy recliner that he decked out with a stereo, cup holders, and a lawn motor engine while under the influence of alcohol.  For the full story please visit http://www.startribune.com/local/65533627.html?elr=KArksUUUycaEacyU


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