Solan Alzamora’s Law Blog

Can an intoxicated person be found guilty of DUI in Virginia when the only evidence of his operation of the vehicle is the mere fact that the key is in the ignition? 

In The Apology, Socrates, on trial for his life, says of an unnamed politician: “This man, on one hand, believes that he knows something, while not knowing. On the other hand, I, equally ignorant, do not believe.” Socrates then concludes that he himself is the wisest man alive because he alone recognizes that he lacks any knowledge.  Socrates believed that people never truly know anything and instead only have a degree of confidence.

First amendment lovers rejoice!  Harassment victims recoil!  Barson v. Commonwealth is now being argued before the Virginia Supreme Court.

When is a police search consensual?

Can you expunge a criminal charge after pleading guilty to a lesser charge?

What can you do if your ex is threatening you with veiled messages posted on a social networking cite like MySpace or Facebook?  Well, you can seek out prosecution under Va. Code § 18.2-60(A)(1). 

Can an intoxicated person merely listening to his car radio with the engine off be found guilty of DUI in Virginia? 

Bigamy prosecution lives!

What can you do if your ex is harassing you either on the phone or through e-mail?  Well, you can finally effectively seek out a criminal complaint under the Virginia harassment statutes.  That’s because the Virginia Court of Appeals recently held in Barson v. Commonwealth that obscene means obscene and not pornographic.  No, really, that’s what it said.