by Jon Sheldon | Jul 14, 2014 | Alexandria, Arlington, Brad Haywood, Criminal Defense, DC, Fairfax, Juvenile Defense, Juvenile Delinquency, VA, Virginia, Washington
Did you know that the Commonwealth of Virginia, like many states, allows for pretrial detention of juveniles with few meaningful limits based on the child’s age? Did you know that the Virginia Code provides almost no specific guidelines as to when pretrial...
by Jon Sheldon | Nov 18, 2013 | Brad Haywood, Criminal Defense, Juvenile Defense
On October 9, 2013, Brad Haywood lectured Caribbean law students at Hugh Wooding Law School in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Mr. Haywood’s lecture focused on the American jury trial system, it’s importance in a participatory democracy, and its significance to...
by Jon Sheldon | Nov 18, 2013 | Brad Haywood, Capital Defense, Criminal Defense, Virginia
Partner Brad Haywood, along with computer and cell phone forensics expert Larry Daniel, will present at the Virginia Bar Association’s 21st Annual Capital Defense Workshop in Richmond, VA. The presentation will focus on the reliability of cell site location...
by Jon Sheldon | Nov 20, 2012 | Brad Haywood, Criminal Defense, Restorative Justice, Virginia
On September 27, 2012, in Commonwealth v. Orellana, Brad Haywood and co-counsel Joseph King won a new trial for an innocent client who was serving 28 years in prison as a result of perjured testimony from his accuser. The Alexandria Circuit Court agreed that new...
by Jon Sheldon | Nov 18, 2012 | Brad Haywood, Criminal Defense, DC, Juvenile Defense
On May 11, 2012, Brad Haywood presented at the 17th Annual Robert E. Shepherd Jr. Juvenile Law and Education Conference on the topic of juvenile false confessions.