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May 31, 20213 min read
Summary and Analysis of May 25, 2021 Opinion of the Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals released just one published opinion this week. Rakim Malik Nottingham v. Commonwealth of Virginia involves two...
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May 20, 20214 min read
Here’s What it Means to “Think Like a Lawyer”
This is not so much a “Soap Box” as it is a reflection on the concept of “thinking like a lawyer.” This evokes the phrase heard by every...
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May 19, 20212 min read
I send a lot of emails . . .
I send a lot of emails. I don’t mean that I personally send a lot to friends and family — my output in that region is pretty slim as we...
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May 19, 20214 min read
The Court of Appeals Issues One Published Opinion – But why?
Today the Court of Appeals released one published opinion. The question to my mind is “Why?” Richard Roosevelt Hill v. Commonwealth of...
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May 6, 20212 min read
Double negative, Justice Goodwyn?
The Supreme Court of Virginia released one published opinion this morning. White v. Llewellyn is an interesting read if you find...
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May 5, 20216 min read
Winning isn’t the only thing . . . sometimes it isn’t anything.
So I have been retired from public service for just over seven months and I spent the first several of those months resting, avoiding...
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May 5, 20217 min read
Three published opinions from the Court of Appeals
I missed getting analysis and discussion of last week’s opinions as I was busy doing other law stuff (an essay about which will be posted...