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 16, 2014 | Alexandria, Alexandria Criminal Defense Attorney, Arlington, Arlington Criminal Defense Attorney, Brad Haywood, Criminal Defense, Fairfax, Juvenile Defense, Juvenile Delinquency, VA, Virginia, Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer
This week, criminal defense firm Sheldon, Flood & Haywood opened a new office at 108 N. Alfred Street in Alexandria, VA, to better serve clients in Alexandria and Arlington. The Alexandria location will be the primary base of operations for partner Brad Haywood,...
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...
