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February 14, 2025

Commonwealth v. Cappe: Sufficiency of Evidence and Procedural Default on Evidentiary Error

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February 6, 2025

The Court of Appeals Addresses the Constitutionality of Virginia Code § 20-124.2(B2)

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January 23, 2025

The Supreme Court Affirms the Court of Appeals' Opinion that a "Sudden Emergency" Instruction to the Jury Was Appropriate

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January 16, 2025

The Supreme Court of Virginia Reverses and Remands a Significant Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Case

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January 16, 2025

Supreme Court Provides Important Guidance on the Proper Standard for Reviewing Plea Withdrawal Denials and Reaffirms the Significant Discretion Given to Trial Courts in These Matters

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January 16, 2025

The Supreme Court reverses the Court of Appeals’ reversal of a $7,000,000 Verdict

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January 2, 2025

The Supreme Court of Virginia Rejects Multiple Challenges to a $2 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict.

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December 20, 2024

The Supreme Court determines the admissibility of an officer’s body-worn camera footage.

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December 13, 2024

The Supreme Court of Virginia Applies the Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine

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December 12, 2024

The Supreme Court of Virginia Reverses the Court of Appeals Sitting en banc Due to Appellant’s Failure to Preserve an Issue for Appeal

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November 27, 2024

The Supreme Court of Virginia Issues a Published Order to Explain its Rationale for Dismissing a Petition for Appeal

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November 27, 2024

The Supreme Court Addresses the Temporal Reach of Virginia’s 2021 Sentencing Reform Legislation and Clarifies When New Statutory Limits on Suspended Sentences Apply to Existing Cases