Criminal Defense

Not all domestic violence cases involve only a husband and a wife. Occasionally, a non-family member gets drawn into a domestic confrontation. An incident of this type occurred in Elizabethtown when a local man was arrested for attempting to strangle another local...

Let’s be clear, a false sexual assault allegation can be devastating. Unfortunately, there are several circumstances that can lead to this awful situation: a misidentification by the alleged victim, a consensual contact that is misjudged as assault or even a malicious...

Here in West Virginia, the minimum age of consent to engage in sexual activities is 16.  Anyone younger than that age can't agree to have sex, and thus, their sexual involvement with someone else may constitute statutory rape. Statutory rape charges can be confusing...

Since April 2 of last year, the Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Department, West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s office and the West Virginia State Police have been investigating the supposed murder of two Ronceverte residents. Now, the police claim that they have made an...

Allegations of sexual abuse and sexual assault are serious criminal matters. When a West Virginia resident is charged with a sex crime, they should expect to face serious allegations and prepare strong defenses to overcome their charges. That is because the penalties...

Sometimes emotions get heated during an argument between strangers, friends or even family and it is not too long before one person or another is threatening to throw a punch or two. However, doing so can cause you to be arrested for assault and/or battery. It is...

The malaise of a quiet afternoon outside a Milton gas station was cut by the sound of gun fire. Police responded to the scene at the Go-Mart on 323 Summers Addition Road to find a 54-year-old man lying on the pavement with gunshot wounds. According to reports,...

By now, most of us have heard about the two suspects in the Parkersburg murder. After all, there has been a week-long manhunt that has been reported. Though, those two suspects were captured and arraigned Sunday. The Parkersburg murder According to the Ritchie County...

In West Virginia, there are few criminal allegations that are viewed in a worse light than sex offenses. These can cause a seemingly limitless number of problems in a person’s life from incarceration to fines to the need to register as a sex offender and disfavor in...

Sometimes arguments between people become heated, and it is not long before one person is accusing the other of trying to hurt them or actually hurts them. If so, this could lead to charges of either assault or battery, depending on the circumstances. The following is...