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Ulisa Chavers was arrested in March after authorities found the body of her boyfriend, Reginal Cody Bowles, in a 33-foot-deep well in Mineral. Bowles’ son had reported his father missing in November. Chavers is being held without bond on charges of concealing Bowles’ body, credit-card fraud, identity theft and possession of a sawed-off rifle.
Credit card theft is a very serious crime.
The SRIS Law Group Virginia credit card theft defense attorneys can defend you against any type of credit card fraud charge.
Our Virginia credit card fraud defense lawyers have the experience to defend you against any type of credit card theft charge.
Contact a SRIS Law Group Virginia credit card theft defense lawyer in Virginia.
Prostitution Defense Lawyers In Northern Virginia
The Northern Virginia solicitation and prostitution defense lawyers at the Law Office of SRIS, P.C. provide criminal defense for those individuals accused of solicitation, prostitution, and other sex crimes in the Eastern District of Northern Virginia. Please contact a SRIS, P.C. Northern Virginia prostitution defense lawyer or Northern Virginia solicitation defense attorney to discuss the facts of your case. A SRIS, P.C. Northern Virginia prostitution defense attorney or Northern Virginia solicitation lawyer will discuss the facts of your case to advise you as to how we can help you.
If you have been arrested or charged with an act of prostitution or solicitation you need to contact the prostitution defense attorneys at SRIS, P.C.
Prostitution is the practice of engaging in sexual activity, usually with individuals other than a spouse or a friend, in exchange for money or other valuables. Prostitution may be of either sex and may engage in heterosexual or homosexual activity but most prostitution has been by women with men as clients. Prostitution is a crime throughout almost all of the United States.
Pandering is the act of recruiting a prostitute or soliciting customers for a prostitute. A pimp commits the crime of pandering.
Solicitation is the act of asking, inducing or directing someone to engage in sexual activity in exchange for money. Solicitation is commonly known as Solicitation for Prostitution.
In Northern Virginia, in cases involving solicitation for prostitution, most clients are arrested in so called “sting operations”. These operations usually involve a woman (in some cases an undercover cop/decoy) acting as the prostitute soliciting drivers from the side of a roadway. Also lately, the stings have been set up on very popular and heavily trafficked websites such as centralized networks of on line urban communities, featuring free classifieds advertisements. The female decoy is generally very attractive and does her best to lure unsuspecting and unwary men to pull over and engage her in a brief conversation. After a brief verbal exchange the prostitute attempts to get the person to say the magic words — SEX AND MONEY. Once the unsuspecting person agrees to the sex act for money the person is usually arrested immediately or after pulling into a parking lot or inside of a hotel room.
In Northern Virginia, both the prostitute and the “John” are aggressively prosecuted for prostitution and solicitation. Innocent citizens with no criminal history can find themselves accused and arrested of one of these crimes simply by being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Prostitution and solicitation are crimes that may be charged as felonies or misdemeanors. Both of these sex crimes carry a lasting social stigma and serious legal consequences. In some states, because of overwhelming pressure from the public many prosecutors will stop at nothing to get a conviction.
Punishment on these cases can range from community service, AIDS testing, fines, counseling to jail time.
There are many defenses available to these crimes. Contacting a skilled SRIS, P.C. Northern Virginia criminal lawyer as soon as possible allows the attorney to evaluate the evidence and witnesses to be questioned immediately after the event, providing the best opportunity for a successful defense.
In Northern Virginia, law enforcement has attacked the prostitution problem from a different angle — by focusing on massage parlors, bawdy houses and escort agencies. Regular raids and stings of these businesses occur on a regular basis with cops posing as customers’ intent on testing the boundaries that various escorts and masseuses may or may not be willing to cross during their one hour long companionship. With the advent of the Internet both escorts and prostitutes found a new way of accessing new business. Their growing popularity on the Internet has not gone unnoticed by law enforcement.
Virginia Speeding Ticket Defense
There are four types of speeding tickets in Virginia.
- Virginia speeding ticket 1 to 9 over speed limit – 3 DMV Points
- Virginia speeding ticket 10 to 19 over speed limit – 4 DMV Points
- Virginia speeding ticket 20 miles over speed limit – 6 DMV Points
- Virginia Reckless Driving by Speed – 6 DMV Points
Accumulate too many points in a year and the Virginia DMV will administratively suspend your driving license in Virginia.
If you are facing a Virginia speeding ticket charge, call the SRIS Law Group Virginia speeding ticket defense lawyers for help.
Our Virginia speeding ticket defense attorneys help clients all throughout Virginia, including but not limited to Fairfax County, Prince William County, Hopewell City.
VIRGINIA DRIVING ON SUSPENDED LICENSE DEFENSE LAWYERS
The penalty for driving on suspended license in Virginia is confinement in jail for not more than six months and a fine of not more than $1,000, either or both.
The penalty for driving on suspended license in Virginia for a second or subsequent offense is confinement in jail for not more than twelve months and a fine of not more than $2,500, either or both.
If you have been charged with driving on a suspended license in Virginia, contact the SRIS Law Group driving on suspended license defense lawyers for help.
Our Virginia driving on suspended license defense attorneys will aggressively defend you.
The following is the Virginia law for driving on suspended license in Virginia:
Virginia Code § 46.2-300. Driving without license prohibited; penalties.
No person, except those expressly exempted in §§ 46.2-303 through 46.2-308, shall drive any motor vehicle on any highway in the Commonwealth until such person has applied for a driver’s license, as provided in this article, satisfactorily passed the examination required by § 46.2-325, and obtained a driver’s license, nor unless the license is valid.
A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Upon conviction under this section, the court may suspend the person’s privilege to drive for a period not to exceed 90 days.
Fighting Drug Charges In Massachusetts Federal & State Courts
Massachusetts Drug Crimes Defense Lawyers
The punishment for drug convictions in Massachusetts vary greatly, depending on the type of drug involved, the quantity discovered, and the defendant’s criminal record.
Our Massachusetts drug defense attorneys look at the case from every aspect, including but not limited to a motion to suppress evidence based on a violation of Fourth Amendment rights, such as a lack of a valid warrant or probable cause. Evidence gathered by such illegal methods is often critical to the prosecution’s case, and successfully suppressing it can lead to all charges being dropped.
Federal sentencing guidelines are incredibly harsh. Federal drug crime penalties carry high mandatory minimum sentences for even the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs. Federal parole guidelines have been severely restricted. Even if you are arrested by Massachusetts state or local police, agreements between Massachusetts state and federal prosecutors can result in your transfer to a federal court (which is not a decision a defense lawyer can appeal).
Whether you are facing a federal drug in Massachusetts or a drug charge in Massachusetts state court, contact the SRIS Law Group Massachusetts drug defense lawyers for help.
Our Massachusetts drug defense attorneys have the knowledge and experience to defend you in both Massachusetts state courts & federal courts.
We have offices in Boston, Massachusetts & Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Drug Offense Attorneys
Former Prosecutors Defend Against All Massachusetts Drug Charges
If you are facing a Massachusetts drug charge in Federal Court or State Court, it is critical to retain an experienced Massachusetts drug offense attorney as quickly as possible after you are charged. The SRIS Law Group Massachusetts drug crimes attorneys have the knowledge and the skill required to assemble the best defense possible against federal or state drug charges.
The penalties for illegal drugs crimes are very severe. Possession of drugs & possession of distribution of illegal drugs such as cocaine, crack, heroin, marijuana, meth, and many prescription medications are criminal offenses at both the state and federal levels.
Experienced Criminal Defense
Our Massachusetts drug defense attorneys have successfully challenged all types of drug cases, including:
- Cultivation, Manufacture, and Sale
- Importation, Transportation, or Trafficking
- Possession or Possession for Sale
- Distribution
- Prescription Fraud
- Conspiracy or Attempt
The SRIS Law Group Massachusetts drug defense lawyers have defended clients throughout Massachusetts. Our offices are in Boston, Massachusetts & Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Maryland Drug Offense Attorneys
Former Prosecutors Defend Against All Maryland Drug Charges
If you are facing a Maryland drug charge in Federal Court or State Court, it is critical to retain an experienced Maryland drug offense attorney as quickly as possible after you are charged. The SRIS Law Group Maryland drug crimes attorneys have the knowledge and the skill required to assemble the best defense possible against federal or state drug charges.
The penalties for illegal drugs crimes are very severe. Possession of drugs & possession of distribution of illegal drugs such as cocaine, crack, heroin, marijuana, meth, and many prescription medications are criminal offenses at both the state and federal levels.
Experienced Criminal Defense In Maryland
Our Maryland drug defense attorneys have successfully challenged all types of drug cases, including:
- Cultivation, Manufacture, and Sale
- Importation, Transportation, or Trafficking
- Possession or Possession for Sale
- Distribution
- Prescription Fraud
- Conspiracy or Attempt
The SRIS Law Group Maryland drug defense lawyers have defended clients throughout Maryland. Our offices are in Montgomery, Maryland & Baltimore, Maryland.
FORMER PROSECUTORS & POLICE OFFICERS
DEFENDING SEXUAL BATTERY CRIMES IN VIRGINIA
Just because a person is accused of a sex crime does not mean that they are guilty of the charge nor does it mean they are going to jail.
However, a sex crime conviction in Virginia can result in severe penalties if the client is not defended properly. Some of the most commonly charged sex crimes in Virginia are object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery & sexual battery.
If you are charged with a sex crime violation in Virginia, you need experienced sex crimes defense attorneys to defend you.
The SRIS Law Group has a history of defending clients charged with sex crimes in Virginia. Our former prosecutors & police officers have successfully defended clients charged with sex crimes in Virginia.
No honest lawyer can give you a guarantee as to the outcome of your case. However, experience counts when defending sex crimes.
We have offices in Fairfax, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Lynchburg, Manassas & Fredericksburg to better serve you.
Two guarantee a SRIS Law Group Virginia criminal defense lawyer will give you:
- We guarantee we will do our best to defend you
- We will do our best to keep you updated as to the status of your case. We will do our best to return all phone calls within 8 hours.
You cannot take a chance when your future is on the line.
The following are some of the different sex crimes we defend in Virginia:
- 18.2-67.2. Object sexual penetration; penalty.
- 18.2-67.3. Aggravated sexual battery; penalty.
- 18.2-67.4. Sexual battery.
- 18.2-67.5. Attempted rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual battery.
- 18.2-67.5:2. Punishment upon conviction of certain subsequent felony sexual assault.
- 18.2-67.5:3. Punishment upon conviction of certain subsequent violent felony sexual assault.
18.2-67.2. Object sexual penetration; penalty.
A. An accused shall be guilty of inanimate or animate object sexual penetration if he or she penetrates the labia majora or anus of a complaining witness, whether or not his or her spouse, other than for a bona fide medical purpose, or causes such complaining witness to so penetrate his or her own body with an object or causes a complaining witness, whether or not his or her spouse, to engage in such acts with any other person or to penetrate, or to be penetrated by, an animal, and
1. The complaining witness is less than 13 years of age, or
2. The act is accomplished against the will of the complaining witness, by force, threat or intimidation of or against the complaining witness or another person, or through the use of the complaining witness’s mental incapacity or physical helplessness.
B. Inanimate or animate object sexual penetration is a felony punishable by confinement in the state correctional facility for life or for any term not less than five years. The penalty for a violation of subdivision A 1 where the offender is more than three years older than the victim, if done in the commission of, or as part of the same course of conduct as, or as part of a common scheme or plan as a violation of (i) subsection A of 18.2-47 or 18.2-48, (ii) 18.2-89, 18.2-90 or 18.2-91, or (iii) 18.2-51.2, shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of 25 years. If the term of confinement imposed for any violation of subdivision A 1, where the offender is more than three years older than the victim, is for a term less than life imprisonment, the judge shall impose, in addition to any active sentence, a suspended sentence of no less than 40 years. This suspended sentence shall be suspended for the remainder of the defendant’s life, subject to revocation by the court.
In any case deemed appropriate by the court, all or part of any sentence imposed for a violation under this section against a spouse may be suspended upon the defendant’s completion of counseling or therapy, if not already provided, in the manner prescribed under 19.2-218.1 if, after consideration of the views of the complaining witness and such other evidence as may be relevant, the court finds such action will promote maintenance of the family unit and will be in the best interest of the complaining witness.
C. Upon a finding of guilt under this section, when a spouse is the complaining witness in any case tried by the court without a jury, the court, without entering a judgment of guilt, upon motion of the defendant who has not previously had a proceeding against him for violation of this section dismissed pursuant to this subsection and with the consent of the complaining witness and the attorney for the Commonwealth, may defer further proceedings and place the defendant on probation pending completion of counseling or therapy, if not already provided, in the manner prescribed under 19.2-218.1. If the defendant fails to so complete such counseling or therapy, the court may make final disposition of the case and proceed as otherwise provided. If such counseling is completed as prescribed under 19.2-218.1, the court may discharge the defendant and dismiss the proceedings against him if, after consideration of the views of the complaining witness and such other evidence as may be relevant, the court finds such action will promote maintenance of the family unit and be in the best interest of the complaining witness.
18.2-67.3. Aggravated sexual battery; penalty.
A. An accused shall be guilty of aggravated sexual battery if he or she sexually abuses the complaining witness, and
1. The complaining witness is less than 13 years of age, or
2. The act is accomplished through the use of the complaining witness’s mental incapacity or physical helplessness, or
3. The offense is committed by a parent, step-parent, grandparent, or step-grandparent and the complaining witness is at least 13 but less than 18 years of age, or
4. The act is accomplished against the will of the complaining witness by force, threat or intimidation, and
a. The complaining witness is at least 13 but less than 15 years of age, or
b. The accused causes serious bodily or mental injury to the complaining witness, or
c. The accused uses or threatens to use a dangerous weapon.
B. Aggravated sexual battery is a felony punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one nor more than 20 years and by a fine of not more than $100,000.
18.2-67.4. Sexual battery.
A. An accused is guilty of sexual battery if he sexually abuses, as defined in 18.2-67.10, (i) the complaining witness against the will of the complaining witness, by force, threat, intimidation, or ruse, (ii) an inmate who has been committed to jail or convicted and sentenced to confinement in a state or local correctional facility or regional jail, and the accused is an employee or contractual employee of, or a volunteer with, the state or local correctional facility or regional jail; is in a position of authority over the inmate; and knows that the inmate is under the jurisdiction of the state or local correctional facility or regional jail, or (iii) a probationer, parolee, or a pretrial or post trial offender under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections, a local community-based probation program, a pretrial services program, a local or regional jail for the purposes of imprisonment, a work program or any other parole/probationary or pretrial services program and the accused is an employee or contractual employee of, or a volunteer with, the Department of Corrections, a local community-based probation program, a pretrial services program or a local or regional jail; is in a position of authority over an offender; and knows that the offender is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections, a local community-based probation program, a pretrial services program or a local or regional jail.
B. Sexual battery is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
18.2-67.5. Attempted rape, forcible sodomy, object sexual penetration, aggravated sexual battery, and sexual battery.
A. An attempt to commit rape, forcible sodomy, or inanimate or animate object sexual penetration shall be punishable as a Class 4 felony.
B. An attempt to commit aggravated sexual battery shall be a felony punishable as a Class 6 felony.
C. An attempt to commit sexual battery is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
18.2-67.5:1. Punishment upon conviction of third misdemeanor offense.
When a person is convicted of sexual battery in violation of 18.2-67.4, attempted sexual battery in violation of subsection C of 18.2-67.5, a violation of 18.2-371 involving consensual intercourse with a child, indecent exposure of himself or procuring another to expose himself in violation of 18.2-387, or a violation of 18.2-130, and it is alleged in the warrant, information or indictment on which the person is convicted and found by the court or jury trying the case that the person has previously been convicted within the ten-year period immediately preceding the offense charged of two or more of the offenses specified in this section, each such offense occurring on a different date, he shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.
18.2-67.5:2. Punishment upon conviction of certain subsequent felony sexual assault.
A. Any person convicted of (i) more than one offense specified in subsection B or (ii) one of the offenses specified in subsection B of this section and one of the offenses specified in subsection B of 18.2-67.5:3 when such offenses were not part of a common act, transaction or scheme, and who has been at liberty as defined in 53.1-151 between each conviction shall, upon conviction of the second or subsequent such offense, be sentenced to the maximum term authorized by statute for such offense, and shall not have all or any part of such sentence suspended, provided it is admitted, or found by the jury or judge before whom the person is tried, that he has been previously convicted of at least one of the specified offenses.
B. The provisions of subsection A shall apply to felony convictions for:
1. Carnal knowledge of a child between thirteen and fifteen years of age in violation of 18.2-63 when the offense is committed by a person over the age of eighteen;
2. Carnal knowledge of certain minors in violation of 18.2-64.1;
3. Aggravated sexual battery in violation of 18.2-67.3;
4. Crimes against nature in violation of subsection B of 18.2-361;
5. Adultery or fornication with one’s own child or grandchild in violation of 18.2-366;
6. Taking indecent liberties with a child in violation of 18.2-370 or 18.2-370.1; or
7. Conspiracy to commit any offense listed in subdivisions 1 through 6 pursuant to 18.2-22.
C. For purposes of this section, prior convictions shall include (i) adult convictions for felonies under the laws of any state or the United States that are substantially similar to those listed in subsection B and (ii) findings of not innocent, adjudications or convictions in the case of a juvenile if the juvenile offense is substantially similar to those listed in subsection B, the offense would be a felony if committed by an adult in the Commonwealth and the offense was committed less than twenty years before the second offense.
The Commonwealth shall notify the defendant in writing, at least thirty days prior to trial, of its intention to seek punishment pursuant to this section.
18.2-67.5:3. Punishment upon conviction of certain subsequent violent felony sexual assault.
A. Any person convicted of more than one offense specified in subsection B, when such offenses were not part of a common act, transaction or scheme, and who has been at liberty as defined in 53.1-151 between each conviction shall, upon conviction of the second or subsequent such offense, be sentenced to life imprisonment and shall not have all or any portion of the sentence suspended, provided it is admitted, or found by the jury or judge before whom he is tried, that he has been previously convicted of at least one of the specified offenses.
B. The provisions of subsection A shall apply to convictions for:
1. Rape in violation of 18.2-61;
2. Forcible sodomy in violation of 18.2-67.1;
3. Object sexual penetration in violation of 18.2-67.2;
4. Abduction with intent to defile in violation of 18.2-48; or
5. Conspiracy to commit any offense listed in subdivisions 1 through 4 pursuant to 18.2-22.
C. For purposes of this section, prior convictions shall include (i) adult convictions for felonies under the laws of any state or the United States that are substantially similar to those listed in subsection B and (ii) findings of not innocent, adjudications or convictions in the case of a juvenile if the juvenile offense is substantially similar to those listed in subsection B, the offense would be a felony if committed by an adult in the Commonwealth and the offense was committed less than twenty years before the second offense.
The Commonwealth shall notify the defendant in writing, at least thirty days prior to trial, of its intention to seek punishment pursuant to this section.
Former Prosecutors & Police Officers
Defending YOU In Virginia
If you are facing a child pornography charge in Virginia, you need an extremely skilled child pornography defense attorney.
So who is an extremely skilled child pornography attorney in Virginia?
An extremely skilled child pornography attorney must understand:
How software like limewire works.
How the FBI or local law enforcement is going to try and build their child pornography case.
How the US Attorneys Office or the prosecutor in Virginia is going to try and prove its case.
How the viewing of child pornography is an addiction.
What types of experts are necessary to defend a child pornography case?
These are just some of the concepts a skilled Virginia child pornography defense attorney must possess.
The SRIS Law Group Virginia child pornography defense attorneys defend against the following types of child pornography cases in Virginia:
- Possession of Child Pornography
- Production of Child Pornography
- Financing Child Pornography
- Distribution of Child Pornography
- Possession of Obscenity
- Production of Obscenity
If you are seeking an aggressive Virginia child pornography defense lawyer to defend you, contact us for help.
Reckless Driving Due to Speeding In Virginia
Former Prosecutors & Former Cops – Defense Attorneys
Have you been charged with reckless driving due to speeding in Virginia?
Speeding in Virginia can result in a Virginia reckless driving ticket. You may be asking how speeding can result in a Virginia reckless driving ticket.
Virginia has a reckless driving law that states speeding more than 20 miles in excess of the posted speed limit is reckless driving.
Also, if you are charged with speeding in excess of 80 miles per hour, you can be charged with reckless driving due to speeding in Virginia.
If you have been charged with reckless driving due to speeding in Virginia, you need an experienced Virginia reckless driving lawyer to defend you.
Contact the SRIS Law Group to speak with an experienced Virginia reckless driving lawyer today.
When you speak with a SRIS Law Group Virginia reckless driving lawyer, you will learn about the Virginia reckless driving ticket you are facing and what steps you need to take to best prepare your defense.
We have offices in Fairfax, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Lynchburg, Fredericksburg & Manassas.
