

John S. Koehler
- Aug 30
- 3 min
Default, dear Brutus , is not in our stars, But in ourselves
Ok, I am quite sure I am not the first to butcher the Bard when the legal issue is a default judgment, but with only one new opinion from...


John S. Koehler
- Aug 23
- 4 min
The Most Frequently Ignored Advice -- "KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!" ignored, and Easements Not Public
Today the Court of Appeals gives us two published opinions Darren Thornton, s/k/a Darren Lamar Thornton v. Commonwealth of Virginia...
John S. Koehler
- Aug 19
- 8 min
No Transcript, No Statement of Facts? No Appeal! – and a Few Less Pleasant Memories
The Sage of Virginia Beach, Steve Emmert, has again strayed into my territory with a three topic essay. The first topic of which is to...


John S. Koehler
- Aug 19
- 4 min
Why English Majors are Better at Grasping the Universe than Physicists (or Attorneys)
The two gentleman here are Kurt Grelling and Leonard Nelson, and they are responsible for many undergraduate students of mathematics and...


John S. Koehler
- Aug 16
- 12 min
In which we learn about Silencers, the History of Booze in Virginia, and a Despicable Scam
The Court of Appeals of Virginia released three published opinions this week. Brian Kuang-Ming Welsh v. Commonwealth of Virginia involves...
John S. Koehler
- Aug 11
- 2 min
You always remember your first time . . .
This week, the same day that I was in Norfolk presenting an argument to the Court of Appeals of Virginia, I received the mandate...


John S. Koehler
- Aug 11
- 9 min
4 New Opinions and an En Banc Grant
The Court of Appeals of Virginia released 4 published opinions this week and also announced the granting of a petition for rehearing en...


John S. Koehler
- Aug 2
- 7 min
2 Criminal Decisions, 1 Worker's Compensation & 1 Domestic Case -- What happened to the new regime?
Four new decisions from the Court of Appeals today, and the first one starts off with a bang, or rather a bang-bang-bang. Patrick...