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The importance of Double Jeopardy protections

  • September 28, 2017

Virginia defendants have the valuable benefit of a state codified Double Jeopardy Clause. They also enjoy the Constitutional right found in the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution. Generally, these protections guarantee they cannot be the subject of a criminal…

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The misunderstanding of Miranda

  • August 30, 2017

Most people in Virginia have heard the advice involving the Miranda warning. One is not to speak to law enforcement officers when under suspicion or officers are asking questions. Many people may forget this sage advice when under the stress…

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