John S. Koehler
Mar 25, 20247 min read
The NCAA will have its Final Four in a few weeks . . . here is the Appellate Lawyer's Blog's Final Four of the Opinions Backlog
March 12, 2024 saw four published opinions from the Court of Appeals, and as no published opinions where handed down this week, we have...
John S. Koehler
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Some High Powered Appellate Attorneys were Involved in the one Published Decision Handed Down on March 5, 2024
There was only one published decision from the Court of Appeals on March 5, 2024, but Dennis Christopher Howard v. Sheriff Roger L....
John S. Koehler
Mar 24, 20246 min read
Taking a break from issuing criminal decisions the prior week, the Court of Appeals issued three new published three criminal opinions along with a zoning case on February 27, 2024
Before getting to the opinions released on February 27, 2024, a brief note about Terence Jerome Richardson, s/k/a Terrence Jerome...
John S. Koehler
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Court of Appeals Upholds Sanctions Against Attorney who Filed Suit Against her Opponent in a Primary race for the Commonwealth's Attorney of Norfolk
It seems that it's not just in national politics that sore losers turn to the courts to seek some redress for an election loss. Amina...
John S. Koehler
Mar 24, 20243 min read
That was fast. En Banc Rehearing granted in case decided February 20.
If I had been keeping up with my coverage of the Court of Appeals, I might have speculated whether the split decision in Mazie Green v....
John S. Koehler
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Three, count 'em, Three Amici Briefs, and a plurality decision, in this Highly Charged Case which is Bound for the Supreme Court of Virginia (and maybe the US Supreme Court).
School Districts have become the latest ideological battleground between America's competing factions on social issues. Carlos Ibanez, et...
John S. Koehler
Mar 24, 20243 min read
Two Criminal Appeals from the Court of Appeals
Highland County is Virginia's least populous county, with around 2,200 residents. But even in a small community, crime is not unknown. ...
John S. Koehler
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Local Governments are Batting 1.000 in the Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals handed two local governments victories in the opinions handed down February 13, 2024. In the first case, the...
John S. Koehler
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Electric "Un-cooperative" might be a better name for it . . .
Virginia has quite a few electric cooperatives. Electric cooperatives are not-for-profit electric transmission providers which are owned...
John S. Koehler
Mar 23, 202412 min read
The Court of Appeals issued eight published opinions on February 6, 2024 -- seven from criminal cases.
As there was only one civil case decided February 6, 2024, let's get to it first. Pui Ho v. Ebne Rahman, et al. (February 6, 2024)...
John S. Koehler
Mar 22, 20245 min read
Still cathcing up, here are the summaries of the last January Court of Appeals Opinions.
Joshua Stanton v. Virginia Beach - Fire Operations (January 30, 2024) Stanton injured his hip while performing his job as a paramedic and...
John S. Koehler
Mar 21, 20247 min read
It's been a long time gone
Your humble correspondent was gratified to have more than one person comment about the dearth of posts in this space over the last seven...