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Oct 27, 20217 min read
Three More Opinions for the Court of Appeals (sort of) – Three more Affirmances (mostly)
William R. Winters v. Cleome J. Winters, is, as the case suggests, a domestic relations case, but what it actually involves is the...
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Oct 14, 20211 min read
An Award You Have to Pay For is Advertising; Advertising You Have to Pay For and Provide Prospects i
So today I received my very first “vanity award” notification. If you are not familiar with the term “vanity award,” its basically...
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Oct 13, 20214 min read
Lightning Strikes Twice in One Day at the Court of Appeals — Two Criminal Cases Reversed
To say that Virginia’s Court of Appeals never reverses a criminal conviction would be an exaggeration. In truth, all appellate courts...
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Oct 6, 20216 min read
Just the Facts, Ma’am . . . If a Court of Appeals Opinion Puts You in Mind of Dragnet, You Jus
As this post’s headline intimates, when I began reading the sole published opinion of the Court of Appeal today, I immediately harkened...
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Oct 3, 20215 min read
Just Because I Heard You Say It Doesn’t Make it Hearsay
The Court of Appeals released its first published opinion of the new “term” on Tuesday – yes, I know that the appellate court’s in...