A Supreme Court of Virginia majority has refused to expunge a felony charge of driving while intoxicated even though the government conceded that the man didn’t have the requisite prior felony and should only have been charged with a misdemeanor. Rather than dismiss and recharge the man, the government amended his arrest warrant before trial .
The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly awarded an injured school bus driver temporary total disability benefits for a five-day period. The commission properly determined her change in condition was causally related to a work-related car accident four years earlier. Background On May 9, 2017, claimant school bus driver was injured when a vehicle rear-ended her .
Where appellant was convicted of two Tier I sexual offenses, the plain language of the relevant statute prevents removal of his name and information from the Virginia Sex Offender Registry. Overview Appellant pleaded guilty to two Tier I sex offenses in September 2001. As required, he registered with the Virginia Sex Offender Registry. He kept .