By Hunter Law Firm | Published June 4, 2014 | Posted in Criminal Law | Tagged Tags: Animal Cruelty, criminal defense | Leave a comment
Animal Cruelty Laws in Virginia
A North Carolina man allegedly shot and killed a horse while the man was on a crime spree in Virginia. In October 2013, Chesterfield police issued an arrest warrant for 20-year-old Steven Dunn of Greensboro, North Carolina. Mr. Dunn and some companions allegedly broke into houses in a Chesterfield neighborhood, broke into cars in a Read More
Read MoreArrested For Carrying Concealed Weapon
On October 8, 2013, Newport News police arrested a man for unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon. Police say they detained 24-year-old Phillip Lee Morris of Hampton at about 4:00 p.m. Mr. Morris was in a vehicle near the corner of 25th and Buxton, and police noticed what they believed to be drugs in the car. Read More
Read MoreVirginia Supreme Court Applies Brady Rule
In the April 18, 2013 decision in Commonwealth v. Tuma, Mr. Tuma was charged with various counts, including taking indecent liberties with a child and aggravated sexual battery. Authorities taped an interview between investigators and the child, and the tape may have contained evidence favorable to Mr. Tuma. Prosecutors withheld the tape, and Mr. Tuma’s Read More
Read MoreStudy Connects Mass Shooting And Domestic Violence
A recent study found that there has been one mass shooting per month in the United States since 2009, and domestic violence was a common factor in many of the cases. The study was commissioned by the advocacy group Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Among some of the more interesting findings: Mass shootings account for less Read More
Read MoreIRS Releases New Guidelines In Light Of Windsor
The IRS recently expanded the definition of terms such as “spouse” and “married” to conform with United States v. Windsor. In the summer of 2013, the United States Supreme Court struck down some key provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, clearing the way for the recognition of same-sex marriages in the several states. The Read More
Read MoreWhen Does The Court Enter Orders In A Divorce?
Many clients have questions about the division of military retirement benefits in a divorce. There is a special procedure that Hampton family law attorneys must follow in such a process. A fair property division includes both current assets and future assets. One example is home equity: if the marital residence is awarded to one party, Read More
Read MoreObamacare
Obamacare and what it might mean to you By Larry W. Lockwood, Jr. Since I do personal injury cases, and have been a lawyer doing mostly personal injury cases for eighteen years, I probably know more about how insurance works, and how it fails, than lawyers who work with other areas of law. I spend Read More
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