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One Published Decision — Can you be actually innocent of a crime you weren’t convicted of?

Editorial Comment: Today we have a classic example of how the American Criminal Justice System can ensnare people — both the guilty and...

Failure to Make a Sufficient Proffer has Sunk Many Appeals . . . But What Makes an Proffer Sufficien

When testimonial evidence is excluded by a trial court, it is essential that the party who want to introduce that evidence makes a...

An Appellate Lawyer Goes to Trial . . . That Sounds Mental (and it is)

Today I second-chaired a criminal trial. Why was an appellate lawyer doing real lawyer work? Well, primarily because in this case (and...

One Opinion from the Published List, with a Lesson about Formatting Briefs — and a Quick Note

Having just last week participated in the first ever VaCLE Virginia Appellate Academy during which one of my roles was to advise some of...

Well, that was fast. Last week I said that we would see more about the “plain smell” is

As we enter the Dog Days of Summer, the Court of Appeals has three published opinion to kick off August. Let’s start off with a Worker’s...

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