by Jon Sheldon | Nov 30, 2014 | Brad Haywood, Capital Defense, Criminal Defense, Jonathan Sheldon, Joseph Flood, Virginia, Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer
On November 20 and 21, 2014, SFH attorneys Bradley Haywood, Joseph Flood and Jonathan Sheldon presented at the 22nd Annual Virginia Bar Association Capital Defense Workshop. The event, held in the Richmond Marriott in Richmond, VA, is the premier capital defense...
by Jon Sheldon | Oct 11, 2014 | Capital Defense, Criminal Defense, Habeas Corpus, Joseph Flood, Post-conviction, Uncategorized, VA, Virginia, Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer
Sheldon, Flood & Haywood attorney Joseph Flood presented oral argument to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on October 1, 2014, in a death penalty habeas appeal on behalf of Roger Wheeler, an inmate on Kentucky’s death row. Argument focused on three issues...
by Jon Sheldon | Sep 25, 2014 | Capital Defense, Criminal Defense, Joseph Flood, Uncategorized, VA, Virginia, Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer
On September 5, 2014, Sheldon, Flood & Haywood partner Joseph Flood succeeded in persuading the Madison County Circuit Court and Commonwealth’s Attorney that capital defendant Rashad Riddick was insane at the time he killed three members of his family in...
by Jon Sheldon | Aug 5, 2014 | Alexandria, Arlington, Arlington Criminal Defense Attorney, Brad Haywood, Capital Defense, Criminal Defense, VA, Virginia, Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer
On August 4, 2014, SFH partner Bradley Haywood, along with co-lead counsel Christopher Leibig, successfully negotiated a plea to life in Commonwealth v. Mack Leon Wood, a death penalty case that had been pending for over 18 months in Arlington County, VA. The...
by Jon Sheldon | Jul 19, 2014 | Capital Defense, Criminal Defense, Habeas Corpus, Jonathan Sheldon, Post-conviction, Virginia
Following a day-long hearing in U.S. District Court in Roanoke, VA, Judge Michael Urbanski denied William Morva’s request to represent himself in post-conviction proceedings. Jon Sheldon opposed his client’s request, noting that Morva’s serious...
by Jon Sheldon | Jul 19, 2014 | Criminal Defense, Habeas Corpus, Jonathan Sheldon, Post-conviction, Super Lawyers
Jon Sheldon has been selected as a Super Lawyer for Criminal Defense and Post-Convction for 2014 by Super Lawyers Magazine. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition...
