LAW 707 - Misdemeanor Practice

Students will learn how to prosecute and defend misdemeanor cases, particularly in Virginia District Courts (General District and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court). This seminar will significantly assist any student who wants to handle cases under the Third-Year Practice ability in Virginia and like states. Specifically, the seminar will discuss traffic and criminal misdemeanor cases. Classes include the following topics: Introductions to the practice of misdemeanors in VA courts; Criminal Misdemeanors and Cases Involving Animals; Traffic Cases; Driving Under the Influence Cases and Bond Motion; and A View from the District Courts’ Judges. Guest lecturers will include attorneys from the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Offices and defense attorneys, both public and private.