Author Archives: Juli Porto

In one of three opinions issued today, the Supreme Court of Virginia clarifies the role of circumstantial evidence and the “reasonable hypothesis of innocence” principle. More

In one of its three opinions today, the Supreme Court of Virginia found that an officer did not impermissibly extend a traffic stop by spending approximately twelve seconds asking whether the driver had drugs or weapons in her vehicle.More

In one of two opinions released today, the Supreme Court of Virginia held that a sentencing order imposing supervised probation “until released by the Court or the Probation Officer” did not violate Code § 19.2-303’s five-year cap on supervised probation. More