Posted on August 8, 2009. Tags: Attorney Michael, Breath Tests, Briscoe, Calibrations, Commonwealth Attorney, Court Appearances, Cuccinelli, Doucette, Dwi Cases, Fairfax Virginia, Forensic Science, Governor Kaine, Judicial Decisions, Justice Committee, Mceachin, Sandy Sanders, Special Session, Speedy Trial, Sweetheart Deals, Three Bills
The special session called by Governor Kaine after much urging from Senator Cuccinelli (and this blog!) opened today at 10 am with a hearing of the Senate Court of Justice Committee to hear various experts in various fields. The only witness I could stay to hear was the Lynchburg Commonwealth’s Attorney [Michael R. Doucette, who […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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Posted on July 16, 2009. Tags: Blood Tests, Breath Test, Breath Tests, Calibrations, Case In Fact, Chain Of Custody, Confrontation Clause, Cuccinelli, Defendant, Del Shannon, Delegate, Democratic Candidate, Dissent, Dwi Cases, Equipment Maintenance, Footnote, Ibid, Lott, Nice Job, Prosecution, Sandy Sanders, Special Session, Test Bill
I now understand that the Democratic candidate for Attorney General seeks to accuse Sen. Cuccinelli of not supporting his breath test bill and thus heading off this legal system crisis caused by the Melendez-Diaz decision. The Jaded JD does a nice job of answering many objections at his blog entry on this matter. But I […]
Elwood "Sandy" Sanders is a Hanover attorney who is an Appellate Procedure Consultant for Lantagne Legal Printing and has written ten scholarly legal articles. Sandy was also Virginia's first Appellate Defender and also helped bring curling in VA! (None of these titles imply any endorsement of Sanders’ views)
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