VA Code 19.2-258: "In all cases of a misdemeanor [...] If the accused plead not guilty, in person or by his counsel, the court, [...] with the concurrence of the accused and the attorney for the Commonwealth, may hear and determine the case[.]"
Feb 1, 2023 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Ho-lee shit. I just learned about "Commonwealth v. Wilkerson" today and it is a *doozy*.
"Honorable" Gary A. Mills, Judge in the Circuit Court of the City of Newport News, VA - You have your head so far up your own ass I'd be shocked if you can see daylight.
"Second, law enforcement agencies certainly understand the repercussions of not disclosing exculpatory evidence. While not receiving the same rigorous legal study as a Commonwealth's Attorney, law enforcement is educated on Brady and its progeny during their training."
Jan 31, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I use 24 hour time. Yes, that's 3:10 AM. That particular conversation started at 1:30 AM.
This is my life now. I'm awake all day from ~6 AM to midnight, roughly, and then get woken up in the six hours of sleep I try to block out.
"Nobody wants to work anymore" MY ASS.
So yes. I'm weird and lewd and crude on the bird site. I post at random times about random bullshit. Why? Because I am working a VAST MAJORITY OF MY FUCKING DAY.
I don't have "downtime," I have "I'm doing two things at once."
Jan 31, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Okay #lawtwitter, I feel stupid here, but I'm going to ask anyway.
There's a district in Virginia wherein the commonwealth attorney's office is refusing to get involved in any misdemeanor prosecutions, leaving the police to also prosecute.
How is this not UPL???
Without a prosecutor, there's literally no such thing as a "fair and impartial finder of fact," since the JUDGE has to push to prosecute and the POLICE act as the prosecutor.
