John S. Koehler
Jul 27, 20227 min read
Two Opinions, one Dissent, and a Wholly Unsurprising Decision on a Rehearing En Banc
There were two published opinions, but three published decisions from the Court of Appeals. Because the decision was that the Court has...
John S. Koehler
Jul 22, 20228 min read
Two Published Criminal Case Opinions — One With a Dissent
The Court of Appeals of Virginia released two published opinions this week, both from criminal cases. In Timothy James Suhay v....
tloojs
Jul 16, 20228 min read
Oral Argument the Way it Was Meant to Be
This is a long post which, as a true pedant, I naturally started with some history that is mostly irrelevant to the story (but darn...
tloojs
Jul 8, 20224 min read
Introducing the Icarus Index
Readers of the Blawg of the Sage of Virginia Beach are familiar with the David-Goliath Index in which Steve Emmert reports of the...
tloojs
Jul 3, 20226 min read
Is there a Correlation Between Being an Appellate Procedure Geek and a Data Geek? Most Likely. Her
I am proud to say that in addition to being a “procedural geek,” I am also a “data geek.” I am fascinated by looking at statistics about...
tloojs
Jul 2, 20225 min read
Court of Appeals Issues First Rule 5A:27(b) Opinion
An event of some note occurred on July 28, 2022, but it received little fanfare. Indeed, I am somewhat chagrined that I was not more...