As a member of the Board of Governors for the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference, Norfolk Defense Attorney Jamilah LeCruise is featured on the cover of this month’s edition of the Virginia Lawyer Magazine. You can read more here. In 2020, she was selected as the Virginia Young Lawyer of the Year and recognized…
In Virginia, you are eligible to petition the court to have your record expunged if: You were found not guilty and acquitted of the charges The charges against you were dismissed The Commonwealth withdrew the charges against you and they were nolle prossed You received a pardon from the Governor Someone else committed a crime…
Jamilah D. LeCruise has been elected to serve as Vice Chair of the City of Norfolk Board of Zoning Appeals for 2021. She has been a member of the seven member board since 2017. You can read more about the Board of Zoning Appeals in Norfolk here.
Effective January 1, 2021, there are new penalties for driving with a handheld personal communications device, including a cell phone. According to the Code of Virginia: It is unlawful for any person to operate a moving motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth while using any handheld personal communications device to: Manually enter multiple…
Read more about the sweeping police overhaul bill passed by the Virginia Senate last week.
Under the Code of Virginia, If any person without authority of law goes upon the lands, buildings or premises of another, or any portion or area thereof, after having been forbidden to do so, either orally or in writing, by the owner, lessee, custodian, or the other person lawfully in charge thereof, or after having…
Defense attorney Jamilah D. LeCruise of Norfolk has been awarded the 2020 R. Edwin Burnette Jr. Young Lawyer of the Year Award by the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference. The award recognizes young lawyers who demonstrate dedicated service to the conference, the legal profession, and the community. LeCruise has served in numerous roles both at the VSB…
While there is often confusion as to the powers local animal control officers possess, it is important to recognize that they are real law enforcement officers who enforce a variety of criminal offenses, many of which are jailable. Failure to comply with the legal orders of an animal control officer can lead to you being…
If you have a police encounter, you CAN protect your rights. What you say to police officers is always important as everything you say can be used against you in court. You never have to consent to a search of yourself, your personal property, your car or your house. If you consent to a search,…
A magistrate is a sworn judicial officer who makes one of the most important decisions in a criminal case: whether there is probable cause to issue an arrest warrant against a person. In most cases, after a person has been served with a warrant, a magistrate will be the first judicial actor who can determine…