RECENT CASES

George Holton Yates & Associates has represented THOUSANDS OF CLIENTS since its founding in 1989. Listed below are RECENT cases of ACTUAL RESULTS we have achieved for you our clients. These cases are public records (unless they have been expunged),nevertheless, we  have omitted the case names and numbers to protect the privacy of our clients.  Past Success does not guarantee similar results in future cases.

Date: May 1,2008 Court:  Virginia Beach Circuit Court Charges: Driving Under the Influence (B.A.C. over .20) Trial: plea agreement; charge reduced to reckless driving and a $500 fine, no jail or suspended license We tried this case in the General District Court and kept out the breath certificate, but still got a conviction. We appealed to the Circuit Court and were successful in pleading it down to a reckless. The Commonwealth had evidentiary problems with the case and the court reluctantly accepted the agreement. Date:  April 25, 2008 Court:  Chesapeake Circuit Court Charges:  Object Sexual Penetration [VA Code §  18.2-67.2] -- Felony Trial:  Jury Trial Result:  Not Guilty, dismissal of all charges after a trial Date:  April 24, 2008 Court: Chesapeake Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Charges:  Sexual Battery [VA Code §  18.2-67.4] -- Class 1 Misdemeanor Trial:  Bench Trial Result:  Not Guilty, dismissal of all charges after a trial Date:  April 23, 2008 Court:  Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Charges:  Computer Invasion of Privacy [VA Code §  18.2-152.5] -- Class 3 Misdemeanor Trial:  Bench Trial Result:  Dismissal of all charges Comment:  Husband allegedly put spyware on his wife's computer; we successfully argued the dismissal of all charges Date:  April 21, 2008 Court:  Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Charges:  Sexual Battery [VA Code §  18.2-67.4] -- Class 1 Misdemeanor Trial:  Bench Trial Result:  Dismissal of all charges Comment:  Charges dismissed for insufficient evidence after a trial before a judge. Date:  April 21, 2008 Court:  Virginia Beach Traffic Court Charges:   Second Offense DUI and Refusal Trial:  Bench Trial Result:  Dismissal of all charges Comment:  Charges dismissed for insufficient probable cause on the part of police. Date:  April 15, 2008 Court:  Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Charges:   Assault & Battery Trial:  Bench Trial Result:  Dismissal of all charges Date:  April 15, 2008 Court:  Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Charges:   Domestic Assault Trial:  Bench Trial Result:  Dismissal of all charges Date:  April 7, 2008 Court:  Virginia Beach General District Court Charges: Possession of Alcohol by a minor ( 2 Counts) Trial:  Bench Trial Result:  $500 fine for each possession charge     Comments:  This young man received a deferred finding disposition on a first offense possession of alcohol by a minor. Then he got arrested for a second offense while he was on probation for the first one. We were successful in avoiding any jail time or additional probation, but he did receive a $500 fine on each count. By Law, his license was suspended for six months, but we got him a restricted license to go back and forth to work. Date:  March 7, 2008 Court:  Federal District Court Charges:  Employment of undocumented Immigrants Trial:   Bench Trial  Result:  Guilty plea to one count of harboring illegal aliens and conspiracy to commit same. Comments:  Verizon Communications contracted with our client to bury cable for their networks.  As is common for this type of manual labor, our client used migrant workers to complete the assignment.  Although we were ultimately unsuccessful in having the charges dropped, we did manage to shed light on some important inconsistencies within our judicial system. While our client as an individual citizen was charged, no charges have been  brought against corporate powerhouse Verizon Communications.  Please read the Virginian Pilot account of the proceedings availablehere. Date:  February 20, 2008 Court:  Newport News General District Court Charges:  Under Age Possession of Alcohol Trial:   Bench Trial  Result:  Dismissed Comments:  This was a case where our client had been summoned for underage drinking.  When the police arrived on the scene of a house party our client was attending, the kids that didn't run were separated into different rooms and questioned.  Our client then made inciminating statements which led to a charge of misdemeanor possession of alcohol by a minor.             According to Mirand v. Arizona the police, upon taking a                 suspect into custody, must inform them of their 5th                         Amendment right against self incrimination.  We put our               firm's resources into researching the current state of the             law in this area and presented that the police had failed                 to "mirandize" our client.  The Judge agreed, leading to                 compete dismissal of all charges not only for our client                   but also for the codefendants who appeared that day.            Although underage drinking is a relatively minor criminal               offense, our client too it very seriously and so did we.  We              are ever mindful of the fact that to our clients, and for us,              THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SMALL CASE.           Date:  January 15-16, 2008 Court:  Norfolk Circuit Court Charges:  Carnal Knowledge (2 counts) Indecent Liberties Trial:  Jury Trial  Result:  Not guilty on all  counts Comments:  This was a case where our client had been accused of sexual intercourse with a fourteen year old girl.  In a two day trial we sucessfully convinced a jury of the inconcistencies in that juvenile's story resulting in a full dismissal on both counts of Carnal Knowedge as well as the single count of Indecent Liberties.  A conviction would have resulted in a mandatory four (4) years in prison away from our clients wife and infant child along with the loss of a promising Navy Career. Date:  December 4, 2007 Court: Hampton General District Court Charges: Abduction Trial:  Plea agreement Result: Felony reduced to  misdemeanor assault,  suspended jail and unsupervised probation Date: November 29, 2007 Court: Virginia Beach Circuit Court Charges: Maintaining a disorderly house ( marijuana sales) Trial:  Bench trial Result: Dismissed after a  trial Comment:  This case was a project that lasted almost two years. My client had  been targeted for some time as a drug dealer but the police had never been able to prove anything despite several other cases that we had dismissed. So they went after his house , but we won this one too.  I have advised him, however, as I advise many of my clients, to be careful out there!! Date:          November 19, 2007 Court:         United States District Court , Eastern District  VA. Newport News Division Charges:   Assault and Battery  (2 counts) Trial:         Federal Magistrate Result:    all charges Dismissed Comment: this was  a Children's  day care worker accused of Child abuse.  we successfully argued for the dismissal of all charges after a trial before the court. Date:          October 10, 2007 Court:         Norfolk Circuit Court Charges:    Two Counts of Felony Solicitation of minor by electronic means Trial:           Judge Result:    REDUCED BOTH COUNTS TO MISDEMEANOR  HARASSMENT BY COMPUTER WITH NO REGISTRATION ON SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY. Comment:   This case was settled on a plea agreement  the day before trial.  We were prepared to try it, But the offer was too good to refuse.     Date:          October 1, 2007 Court:         Virginia Beach General District Court Charges:     Obstruction, Resisting Arrest, Drunk In Public Trial:           Judge Result:    obstruction dismissed, resisting nolle prossed. Date:          September 18, 2007 Court:         Virginia Beach General District Court Charges:     DUI Trial:           Judge Result:    cHARGES rEDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING. Date:           July 20, 2007 Court:          United States District Court Charges:     Fraud and Making False Statements Trial:            Judge Result:      TWO YEARS INCARCERATION. Comments:  As a young adult our client took on a false identity to avoid possible police indictment. twenty years passed before his cover was blown. Date:          July 5, 2007 Court:         Virginia Beach Juvenile And Domestic Relations Court Charges:     Domestic Assault and Battery Trial:           Judge Result:       Negotiated agreement between parties, all charges dismissed. Date:          June 22, 2007 Court:         Hampton General District Court Charges:     Possession of Marijuana Trial:           Judge Result:       Nolle Prossed, charges dropped for insufficiency of evidence. Date:          June 18, 2007 Court:         Child Protective Services Investigation Charges:     Founded disposition of Child  Sexual Abuse of August 17th ,2006 Trial:           Hearing date on Appeal  May 14th, 2007 Result:       Original disposition of Founded Sexual abuse-sexual molestation-Level 1 Amended to "unfounded: by Order of June 18th, 2007. Date:          June 5, 2007 Court:         Hampton Circuit Court Charges:     Possession of Marijuana Trial:           Judge Result:       All charges dismissed Date:          May 24, 2007 Court:         Hampton Circuit Court Charges:     DUI Trial:           Judge Result:       DUI amended to reckless driving. No license suspension or ASAP. Suspended sentence and fine plus costs. Date:          May 17, 2007 Court:         Hampton General District Traffic Court Charges:     DUI Trial:           Judge Result:       DUI amended to reckless driving. No license suspension. Suspended sentence and fine plus costs. Date:          May 1, 2007 Court:         Spotsylvania County Circuit Court Charges:     Felony Indecent Liberties ( Computer Solicitation) Trial:           Judge Result:       Felony Indecent Liberties dismissed; Felony Electronic Solicitation reduced to  misdemeanor, Computer trespass,(non- registration offense) 12 months jail suspended, good behavior, unsupervised, for one year. Date:          March 14, 2007 Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Charges:     Indecent Exposure Trial:           Judge Result:       Found not guilty. Date:          February 27, 2007 Court:         Norfolk Circuit Court Charges:     Attempted Indecent Liberties and Electronic Means to Solicit a Minor (Internet Sting) Trial:           Judge Result:       All charges dismissed. This client came to see us the day before he was about to plead guilty to these offenses based upon the advice of his previous lawyers. He  hired us and we were successful in  proving that the sting operation  violated the rules and  was  entrapment. the government dropped the charges before trial. Date:          February 20, 2007    Court:         Hampton Circuit Court Charges:     Abduction With Intent to Defile (carries sentence of 20 years to life) and Attempted Robbery Trial:           Jury Result:       Acquitted on Abduction charge. Hung Jury on Attempted Robbery charge; mistrial declared. (Prosecutor nolle prossed the charge in June,2007) Date:           February 14, 2007 Court:          Virginia Beach General District Court Charges:      Peeping Tom Trial:            Judge   Result:       All charges dismissed following Bench Trial. When under cover officer charged the defendant with alleged illegal activity in public restroom at Redwing Park, in Virginia Beach, we successfully argued at trial that defendant was not in violation of this statute. Date:         October 20, 2006 Court:        Virginia Beach Traffic Court Charges:    DUI and Refusal Trial:          Judge  Result:      DUI dismissed; pled guilty to refusal, no jail time. Date:          September 11, 2006 Court:         Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Charges:     2 Counts of Child Neglect Trial:           Judge Result:       All charges dismissed after bench trial Date:          September 6, 2006 Court:         Virginia Beach Traffic Court Charges:     DUI, Hit and Run, Refusal Trial:           Judge Result:       All charges dismissed after bench trial Date:          August 7, 2006 Court:         Virginia Beach Traffic Court Charges: Charges:     Reckless Driving Trial:           Judge Result:       Reduced to speeding Date:          August 7, 2006 Court:         Virginia Beach Criminal Court Charges:     Possession Trial:           Judge Result:       All charges dismissed after bench trial Date:          August 1, 2006 Court:         Virginia Beach Criminal Court Charges:     Illegal Possession of Alcohol Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed Date:          July 18, 2006 Court:         Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Charges:     Curfew Violation, Obstruction of Justice Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed Date:          July 17, 2006 Court:         Norfolk Criminal Court Charges:     Drunk in Public Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed following a trial Date:          July 13, 2006 Court:         U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Charges:     DUI Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed following a trial before a Federal Magistrate Date:          July 12, 2006 Court:         Hampton Criminal Court Charges:     Failure to Register as Sex Offender -- Felony Trial:           Judge Result:       Reduced to misdemeanor failure to register, all probation Date:          July 11, 2006 Court:         Norfolk Circuit Court Charges:     Appeal of juvenile Court Order transferring juvenile to Circuit Court for trial as an adult Trial:           Judge Result:       Juvenile Court Order overruled, and matter remanded to Juvenile Court for trial Date:          May 25, 2006 Court:         Norfolk Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Charges:     Domestic Assault and Battery - Third Offense Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed for lack of probable cause after preliminary hearing Date:          May 10, 2006 Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Charges:     Sale of Counterfeit Recorded Devices Trial:           Judge Result:       Reduced to misdemeanor, suspended fine, no jail Date:          April 27, 2006 Court:         Virginia Beach General District Court Charges:     DUI Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed Date:          April 14, 2006 Court:         Virginia Beach General District Court Charges:     DUI Second Offense Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed Date:          March 30, 2006 Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Charges:     Indecent Exposure Trial:           Judge Result:       Found guilty but given all probation, no jail Date:          March 2, 2006 Court:         Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Charges:     Domestic Assault and Battery Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed Date:          February 22, 2006 Court:         Montgomery County Circuit Court Charges:     Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana Trial:           Judge Result:       Charges Nolle Prossed Date:          February 2, 2006 Court:         Accomack County Circuit Court Charges:     Possession of cocaine, concealed weapon Trial:           Judge Result:       Given first offender status, charges to be dismissed February 5, 2007 Date:         November 22, 2005 Court:        Virginia Beach Circuit Court Charges:    Possession of a sawed-off shotgun (felony) Trial:          Jury Result:      Found not guilty by a jury after a one day trial, charges dismissed and client released from custody Date:         November 14-16, 2005 Charges:    Forcible sodomy, abduction with intent to defile Court:        Norfolk Circuit Court Trial:          Jury Result:      Found not guilty by jury after three day trial, all charges dismissed Date:         October 14th, 2005 Charge:      Carnal Knowledge Court:        Hampton General District Court Trial:          Judge (prliminary hearing) Result:      Dismissed Date:         September 20th, 2005 Charge:      Assault and Battery Court:        Virginia Beach General District Court Trial:          Judge Result:      Dismissed Date:          June 30, 2005 Charge:      DUI Second Offense Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Reduced to reckless driving Date:          May 17,2005 Charge:      Robbery Court:        Norfolk Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Trial:          Judge (preliminary hearing) Result:      Dismissed Date:          February 24, 2005 Charge:      Destruction of Property-Felony, Reckless Driving, Drunk in Public Court:         Virginia Beach General District Court Trial:           Judge Result:      Reduced to Drunk in Public, $100 fine Date:          February 24, 2005 Charge:      Malicious Wounding Court:         Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court Trial:          Judge Result:      Reduced to Misdemeanor Assault and Battery, All Probation Date:          January 6, 2004 Charge:      Possession of Ecstasy with Intent to Distribute Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Not guilty Date:          December 12, 2003 Charge:      Rape, Sodomy, etc. Court:         Hampton Circuit Court Trial:          Judge Result:      Reduced to Misdemeanor Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor Date:          August 27, 2003 Charge:      Attempted Rape; Felony Inanimate Object Sexual Penetration Court:        Newport News Circuit Court Trial:          Judge Result:      Reduced to Misdemeanor Battery after a trial before a judge Date:          August 12, 2003 Charge:      Object Sexual Penetration; Aggravated Sexual Battery; Abduction with Intent to Defile; Indecent Liberties Court:         Norfolk Circuit Court Trial:           Jury Result:      Not guilty finding by a jury Date:          March 17, 2003 Charge:      1st Degree Murder; Illegal Use of a Firearm Court:         Chesapeake Circuit Court Trial:           Jury Result:      Not guilty finding by a jury after a one week trial, all charges dismissed Date:          November 12, 2002 Charge:      Assault & Battery Court:        Northampton County Circuit Court Trial:          Judge Result:      Not guilty finding after a trial in front of a judge Date:          October 28, 2002 Charge:      Forcible Sodomy; Indecent Liberties Court:        Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:          Judge Result:      Not guilty after judge trial Date:          July 29, 2002 Charge:      Aggravated Sexual Battery; Indecent Liberties With a Minor Court:         Newport News Circuit Court Trial:           Jury Result:       Not guilty finding after a two day trial by a jury Date:          July 9, 2002 Charge:      Embezzlement Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Not guilty Date:          March 12, 2002 Charge:      Object Sexual Penetration; Aggravated Sexual Battery Court:        Chesapeake Circuit Court Trial:          Jury Result:      Not guilty finding after a three day jury trial. Date:         October 15, 2001 Charge:      3rd Offense Domestic Assault Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Not guilty Date:          March 5, 2001 Charge:      Aggravated Sexual Battery Court:        Newport News Circuit Court Trial:          Jury Result:     Not guilty finding after a two day jury trial. All charges dismissed. Date:          July 6, 2000 Charge:      Aggravated Sexual Battery Court:         Norfolk Circuit Court Trial:           Judge Result:      Not guilty Date:         December 1, 1999 Charge:      Unlawful Shooting; Illegal Use of Firearm Court:        Suffolk Circuit Court Trial:          Judge Result:      Not guilty Date:         October 15, 1999 Charge:      Attempted Rape Court:        York County Circuit Court Trial:          Jury Result:      Not guilty finding. We tried this case before a jury, but after the close of all the evidence, we made a motion to strike the Commonwealth's case based upon the insufficiency of the evidence as a matter of law. This motion was granted by the Trial Court, and all charges were dismissed. Date:          March 10, 1999 Charge:      Sodomy; Attempted Rape Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Not guilty Date:          March 2, 1999 Charge:      Aggravated Sexual Battery Court:        Chesapeake Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court Trial:          Judge Result:      Dismissed after trial and a Not Guilty Plea. This was a case involving a juvenile, age 15 years, who was wrongfully accused of molesting a little girl who was a foster child in his parents' home. We tried the case in the Juvenile Court and proved that it was a false accusation. The young man was exonerated. Date:          November 23, 1998 Charge:      Aggravated Sexual Battery Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:           Judge Result:      Dismissed Date:          November 4, 1998 Charge:      Parental Abduction Court:         Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed Date:          October 21, 1998 Charge:       Robbery and Use of a Firearm, Felonies Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Convicted of Accessory after the Fact, Misdemeanor, and sentenced to 12 months of probation, unsupervised good behavior. This case involving a juvenile defendant started out as a Robbery and Use of a Firearm charge. The Commonwealth moved to transfer and try him as an adult, and the case was certified to the Circuit Court. However, at trial we were successful in arguing that our client did not take part in the alleged offense until after the crime was complete and therefore was guilty only as an accessory after the fact which is a misdemeanor. Date:         June 29, 1998 Charge:     Sexual Battery, Misdemeanor Court:        Suffolk General District Court Trial:          Judge Result:      Defendant was found Guilty of Assault and Battery Misdemeanor, all probation, good behavior for a period of two years. Date:          June 2, 1998 Charge:      3rd Offense Domestic Assault and Battery Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Not guilty Date:          May 29, 1998 Charge:      Social Security Fraud Court:         U.S. Federal District Court (Norfolk) Trial:           Jury Result:       Not guilty Date:          May 30, 1996 Charge:      DUI Court:         Virginia Beach Traffic Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Not guilty Date:          September 13, 1995 Charge:      DUI Court:        Virginia Beach Traffic Court Trial:          Judge Result:      Not guilty Date:         May 11, 1995 Charge:      Possession of Cocaine Court:        Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Trial:          Judge Result:      Not guilty Date:         February 10, 1995 Charge:      DUI Court:         Virginia Beach General District Court Trial:          Judge Result:      Not guilty Date:          January 30, 1995 Charge:      6 counts of indecent liberties with a minor; 2 counts of felony child neglect; sodomy; aggravated sexual battery Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:           Jury Result:       Not guilty Date:          December 15, 1994 Charge:      Indecent Liberties, Felony Court:         Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Reduced to Misdemeanor Sexual Battery, 12 months suspended jail sentence, all probation conditioned upon good behavior for a period of one year, no contact with victim, counseling. Date:          August 23, 1994 Charge:      Possession of Sawed-Off Shotgun Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Not guilty Date:          August 2, 1994 Charge:      3 counts of Credit Card Theft Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Not guilty Date:          June 9, 1994 Charge:       Indecent Exposure and Solicitation, Misdemeanors Court:         Virginia Beach General District Court, Criminal Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed, following one year probation and good behavior Date:          June 6, 1994 Charge:      Sodomy and Aggravated Sexual Abuse Court:         Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Trial:           Judge Result:       This was a very serious case of Aggravated Sexual Battery and Sodomy committed by a juvenile on another younger juvenile. The Commonwealth filed a transfer motion attempting to have the juvenile tried as an adult and convicted to a long period of incarceration. However, we were successful in having the transfer motion denied, the matter was retained in the juvenile court, and the juvenile was placed on probation. He was found guilty of one count of Aggravated Sexual Battery and one count of Sodomy and placed on supervised probation for a period of time. He was not required to do any period of incarceration. Date:          March 31, 1994 Charge:      Sexual Battery Court:         Portsmouth Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Not guilty Date:          February 15, 1994 Charge:      Frequenting a Bawdy Place Court:         Norfolk General District Court Trial:           Judge Result:      Dismissed Date:          December 9, 1993 Charge:      Rape Court:        Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court Trial:          Judge Result:     Dismissed This was a juvenile defendant charged with having forcible intercourse with a 13 year-old female. We were successful in having the charges dismissed at the trial level in the Juvenile Court. Date:          October 29, 1993 Charge:      Aggravated Sexual Battery Court:         Norfolk Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed. This is a case in which I defended a Navy Captain whose daughter accused him of molesting her many years earlier. I was successful in getting the charges dismissed at the preliminary hearing stage and convincing the Commonwealth to not seek an outright indictment in the Circuit Court. Date:          October 28, 1993 Charge:      Sexual Battery Court:         James City County General District Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed Date:          October 19, 1993 Charge:      Credit Card Fraud, Credit Card Theft, Credit Card Forgery, Felonies Court: Colonial Heights Circuit Court Trial:           Judge Result:       All charges reduced to misdemeanors, defendant given all probation and good behavior Date:         October 15, 1993 Charge:      DUI Court:        Hampton General District Court, Traffic Trial:          Judge Result:      Reduced to Reckless Driving, $250 fine Date:         October 4, 1993 Charge:      DUI Court:        Chesapeake General District Court, Traffic Trial:          Judge Result:      Reduced to Reckless Driving, $1,200 fine plus 30 days suspension of driver's license Date:          August 9, 1993 Charge:      DUI Court:         Virginia Beach General District Court, Traffic Trial:           Judge Result:       Reduced to reckless driving, all probation, no driver's license suspension Date:          August 2, 1993 Charge:      DUI Court:         Virginia Beach General District Court, Traffic Trial:           Judge Result:       Reduced to Reckless Driving, $1,000 fine Date:          July 20, 1993 Charge:      Indecent Liberties, Felony Court:         Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Dismissed Date:          June 10, 1993 Charge:       Indecent Liberties, Felony Court:         Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court Trial:           Judge Result:       Reduced to Misdemeanor Sexual Battery, 18.2-67.4. Received 12 month suspended sentence with 12 months good behavior. Date:          May 25, 1993 Charge:      DUI Court:        Newport News General District Court, Traffic Trial:          Judge Result:      Reduced to Reckless Driving, $300 fine plus costs, plus 60 days suspended license, restricted. Date:         May 25, 1993 Court:        Virginia Beach General District Court, Traffic Trial:          Judge Result:      Reduced to Reckless Driving Date:         April 23, 1993 Charge:     Fraud, Felony Court:       Virginia Beach General District Court, Criminal Trial:         Judge Result:     Charges reduced to petit larceny at preliminary hearing stage. Defendant given one year probation and a $100 fine. Date:        March 5, 1993 Charge:    Assault & Battery Court:       Virginia Beach Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court Trial:         Judge Result:     Disposition taken under advisement for one year and charges were dismissed. Date:          February 23, 1993 Charge:      DUI Court:        Virginia Beach General District Court, Traffic Trial:          Judge Result:      Found guilty of reckless driving, fine plus costs. Date:         June 12, 1992  Charge:     Mail and Bank Fraud Court:        United States District Court (Federal Court), Eastern District of Virginia Result:     Guilty plea and sentencing Hearing, 8 Months in the Federal Penitentiary. This was an elaborate fraud scheme in which the defendant, a former Naval Officer, actually faked his own death and assumed a new identity before defrauding numerous investors in an elaborate and grand scheme. However, we were successful in obtaining the lowest sentence possible under the mandatory Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The defendant served his time at one of the Federal "country clubs" and later wrote me letters telling me how nice the facility was. Date:          October 30, 1991 Charges:    Sale of Marijuana on school property (felony) Court:         U. S . District Court, Western District, VA Charlottesville Result:      Charges reduced from felony sale to misdemeanor possession and first offender. Charges were dismissed completely one year later. This case was the famous "Operation Equinox" case that made international news when three fraternity houses at the University of Virginia were seized and 12 students arrested in a large undercover drug sting conducted by a joint task force of local and federal cops. Most of the kids pled guilty and went to jail for a year or more. We took our case to trial because my kid had been set up, or entrapped. This is a difficult defense usually, but in our case we had the facts, even though the government held them from us. During trial in front of a jury, while I had the government's star witness on the stand, I was cross examining him so successfully that the Assistant U. S. Attorney prosecuting the case asked for a recess and offered my client a plea deal that would allow him to get the charges dismissed on a first offender disposition. He and his parents decided to take the deal which insured he would have no criminal record. After all, we never said he didn't possess pot, we just maintained he never would have sold it had he not been set up. Date:          February 6, 1990 Charge:      Perjury Court:         Virginia Beach Circuit Court Trial:           Jury Result:       Found Guilty and sentenced to serve 9 months in jail. This was a case in which I served as a special prosecutor. I left the Commonwealth Attorney's Office in the City of Virginia Beach in January, 1989. However, I continued to serve as a special prosecutor in numerous cases for a couple of years after that. I was asked to prosecute this perjury case, when the Commonwealth Attorney's Office had a conflict, and I was successful in winning a conviction and the jury recommended that the Defendant serve 9 months in jail.