John S. Koehler
- Jul 10
- 6 min
One Published Opinion from Before the 4th of July, and None the Week After, but an Unpub Sure to Make Headlines
Your humble correspondent took a lengthy 4th of July weekend and so must play catch-up on reporting on the recent output of the Virginia...
John S. Koehler
- Apr 28
- 10 min
Four published opinions from the Court of Appeals, but first a word a about an unpublished one
The Court of Appeals issued just four published opinion over the last three weeks -- as many as were released on April 2 of this year....
John S. Koehler
- Aug 19, 2023
- 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
- May 31, 2023
- 3 min
Two Decisions from the Court of Appeals Today are Hard to Reconcile
On November 22, 2022, your humble and obedient reported on the unpublished decision in Maust v. Commonwealth, 2-1 reversal of a criminal...
John S. Koehler
- Apr 8, 2023
- 3 min
The Police Don't Owe You Three Steps Towards the Door . . . or Maybe They Do
When I started this “blawg” I indicated that I would concentrate on summarizing and commenting on the published opinion of the Court of...