Virginia Court Decisions
Criminal Law - Domestic Abuse, Assault & Battery

1170072 Protective Orders, Child Custody - Anonymous B v. Anonymous C and Albemarle County Department of Social Services 04/29/2008
Trial court's order vacated where despite parties' stipulation to the nonspecific finding of abuse by juvenile court, trial court was required to hear evidence and make findings on the issue in order to allow the trial court to enter a protective order containing terms designed to meet the best interests of the child while taking into consideration the rights of the parents

1508074 Protective Orders, Criminal Law - Hsiu, Tsau v. Commonwealth of Virginia 04/22/2008
Appellant's conviction of violation of protective order is reversed where evidence did not prove that appellant had actual notice of the issuance and terms of the protective order against her

1508074 Protective Orders Hsiu, Tsau v. Commonwealth of Virginia 04/22/2008
Appellant's conviction of violation of protective order is reversed where evidence did not prove that appellant had actual notice of the issuance and terms of the protective order against her

1121074 Domestic Abuse, Contempt of Court - Rajan Jagannathan v. Valeria Shepeleva Jagannathan 02/19/2008
Trial court did not err in sentencing appellant to twelve months in jail for contempt, in denying a motion to set aside that order, and in prohibiting appellant from posting materials on the Internet

0437074 Criminal Defense, Drunk in Public, Resisting Arrest, Assault and Battery, Public Intoxication - Randy Brower v. Commonwealth of Virginia 02/19/2008
As appellant's initial arrest of drunk in public was supported by probable cause, he had no right to resist the arrest; conviction of assault and battery of a police officer affirmed

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