Farmer Legal, PLLC

05/23/2024

Not all judges use the phrase, “next time, you’re going to jail.”

The ones who do, mean it.

04/20/2024

Instead of “I beat those charges,” try:

“I was acquitted, because I was not guilty.”

03/28/2024

“I’m not stupid” may seem like an important part of your defense, but remember:

The louder you say it, the less believable it sounds.

03/21/2024

Why Henrico Police will no longer respond to certain ma*****na, shoplifting, and noise calls

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/henrico-police-call-changes-march-18-2024?fbclid=IwAR3PyiXV96M-h-2FA7fTIrvWi0muY1E8JwRQWkQiZTVy6vnzxQxXGSrq-ZQ_aem_AaBzXlCdNQeYbor3SjQq5s2v03_uWVt-DdvS9wGRprzMtyCfhm2OchRdJ0zT_11sTUU

"We understand these changes may take some time to get used to," Henrico Police Chief Eric English said.

02/15/2024

Before your child FaceTimes her other parent for court-ordered video chats, ensure all bongs have been removed from the camera’s line of sight.

This is particularly important if you intend to make the other parent’s drug use an issue at trial.

01/26/2024

Please help us welcome Roy George to the Farmer Legal team!

Mr. George joins Farmer Legal as a paralegal and office manager, beginning February 1. He is an experienced teacher and lecturer with a strong background in American Sign Language and music — in addition to paralegal studies. His knowledge and passion will serve clients well!

10/12/2022

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/11/campaign-to-free-incarcerated-philadelphia-teenager-sixth-amendment/671527/

A Philadelphia teenager and the empty promise of the Sixth Amendment

07/18/2022

We’re gonna party like it’s § 19.2-303.2.

06/09/2022

Get ready to explain to your judge/jury that the message entered into evidence may have been different when it was sent.

Apple will now let people delete and edit messages after they have been sent.

05/18/2022

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/us/james-allen-conviction-overturned-sf-covid.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR1a8lqmL8LLa3x05nOQfnvCjIRBEbNi0C-JC0XYxXA-pK5PTU32YFGbRuQ

When a U.S. District Court judge in Oakland, Calif., blocked the public from watching a man’s 2020 trial, he violated the man’s right to a public trial, an appeals court ruled in throwing out his conviction on a fi****ms charge.

01/30/2022

https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bill-banning-ticket-arrest-quotas-unanimously-passes-senate-committee-with-last-minute-amendments/article_339d85b7-7292-5a01-aa2a-63a01d78b7fd.html?fbclid=IwAR2El1ocfpyjGvxC8NydRvK4_JbBVbGrEznpdrOYoStDqqP7Bi_sHwglSXk

A bill banning law enforcement agencies from setting a target number of tickets that officers write or arrests they make passed a Senate committee vote on Monday without opposition.

07/13/2021

https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/chesterfield-judge-sets-aside-jurys-verdict-that-found-man-guilty-of-killing-teen-who-stole/article_c20d8d7a-208f-5609-a32b-0c107597ac48.html

A Chesterfield County judge has set aside a jury's verdict that found a Chester man guilty of fatally shooting a teen he chased down after the teen stole a car