
Former Virginia Beach deputy sentenced in DUI crash case
Posted on 6/27/2010
Shore Drive speed limit lowered to 35
Posted on 6/4/2010
Child Abuse Charges for Virginia Beach DUI Driver with Kids in Car
Posted on 5/31/2010
DUI Conviction for Former Virginia Beach Police Officer
Posted on 5/28/2010
Felony charges for "sexting" Franklin teens
Posted on 5/20/2010
Are alcoholic energy drinks to blame for Virginia Beach DUI death?
Posted on 4/30/2010
Virginia Beach city employee charged with DUI after hit-and-run crash
Posted on 4/30/2010
Bond revoked for man accused in Virginia Beach DUI hit-and-run
Posted on 4/26/2010
Richmond to Install Red-Light Cameras
Posted on 4/22/2010
St. Patty’s sobriety checkpoints lead to 9 Virginia Beach DUI arrests
Posted on 3/27/2010
I want to talk to you about marijuana cases. Yes, the noxious weed is still illegal in Virginia and police officers will arrest you for possessing it. In order to convict someone of possessing this illegal substance, it is required that the Commonwealth (officer) proves that the substance is actually marijuana. This used to be done by a certificate of analysis from the Virginia Department of Forensic Sciences. Since the state lab is so overworked, the law now allows the officer to field test the material with a quick testing device, approved by the apartment.
We recently got a favorable result in a marijuana case where the officer failed to prove that his field test device had been approved by the department. This happened because the lawyer actually read the statute and noted the requirement; the lawyer was on his toes, being aware of the requirement. So it goes in the real world of the practice of criminal law, law in the trenches.
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