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 30, 20233 min read
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 23, 20234 min read
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, 20238 min read
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 19, 20234 min read
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 16, 202312 min read
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, 20232 min read
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 11, 20239 min read
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...
John S. Koehler
Aug 2, 20237 min read