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...
John S. Koehler
- Apr 7, 2023
- 5 min
Three New Opinions and Five Appeals to the Supreme Court
This week we have three published opinions from the Court of Appeals – one from a criminal revocation case and two from the...
John S. Koehler
- Mar 29, 2023
- 7 min
My Arm Hurts from Self-Congratulatory Back-Patting – Rehearing en banc Granted & 3 Appeals Published
As predicted in this space a bare three weeks ago, the Court of Appeals has granted a rehearing en banc in Taylor Amil Wallace v....
John S. Koehler
- Mar 22, 2023
- 5 min
Court of Appeals examines Code § 19.2-306.1 again, and deal with a lost will and the 6th Amendment
We get three new published opinions today from the Court of Appeals. The first will be of interest to criminal defenders and prosecutors...
John S. Koehler
- Mar 15, 2023
- 7 min
Court of Appeals Wades into the “Using a Vehicle” Swamp
The Court of Appeals issued only one new published decision today, but it is a doozie. If you noticed the italics in the lede, you have...
John S. Koehler
- Mar 9, 2023
- 8 min
Phew! A Pro Se Litigant Cannot Seek Disbarment of a Prosecutor in Circuit Court -- 3 other opinions.
[Editor’s note: the final case summarized today is probably the one that will be most relevant to the general practice of law as it...