Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney
Experienced Criminal Defense Attorney
The recent arrest of a Lewis County assessor on harassment charges has surprised the community he serves. The 38-year-old man of Jane Lew, West Virginia, is accused of harassing a victim in several ways. News reports say he sent hundreds of texts to the victim during...
The penalties for marijuana possession in West Virginia remain very harsh. Unlike many other states that are legalizing marijuana for recreational use, medicinal use, or both uses, possession of marijuana is still a crime in the state. According to the law, marijuana...
West Virginia is not immune to the drug problem that plagues the United States. In fact, two counties in the Eastern Panhandle, Jefferson and Berkeley, have the unfortunate distinction of being designated what are called High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas.Local...
All criminal charges are serious for the person who is facing them. Any criminal charge can affect your entire life in ways that you might not realize right away. When the charges are federal charges, the possible effects might be even more considerable. It is crucial...
We recently wrote about controversy surrounding the reliability of forensic evidence. All forensic tests contain some degree of uncertainty, and most have a higher degree of uncertainty than the general public realizes.In fact, there are even some forensic tests that...
If modern television police shows are to be believed, forensic science can prove who committed a crime 100 percent of the time, making old-fashioned detective work virtually obsolete. On these programs, officers only need a few hairs, a spot of blood or a shell casing...
Stealing is a crime in West Virginia, and embezzlement is a form of stealing. Of course, embezzlement charges tend to be much more serious than an accusation of shoplifting a pair of jeans.The general definition of embezzlement is the theft of assets by a person...
There is a serious difference between being charged with drug possession, and possession with intent to distribute. The possible sentence is significantly higher, making a lengthy jail or prison sentence much more likely.So when does simple possession cross the line...
West Virginia residents may not realize that it is possible to be charged with murder via drug trafficking. A Greenbrier County man was arrested on homicide charges for this reason earlier this month.Police say the defendant and another man brought the second...
A person charged with a felony can deny that he or she did what the prosecution claims he did or admit the charges against him or her. However, even agreeing that he or she committed the act does not mean that the defendant believes that he or she broke the law and...