Index to Legal Topics:
- Criminal Law:
- Right to Testify
- Elements of Offenses
- Communication With Your Attorney
- Speedy Trial Rights
- Exclupatory Evidence
- Discovery
- Bail
- Subpoenas and Witnesses
- Guilty Pleas
- Sentencing
- Direct Appeals
- Civil and Criminal Appeals
- Post-Conviction Remedies:
- Sentence Modification
- Motions for New Trial Based on Newly Discovered Evidence
- Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea
- DNA Testing (Writs of Actual Innocence)
- Habeas Corpus
- Purpose and Scope of Habeas Corpus Law
- Statute of Limitations
- Other Hurdles and Pitfalls
- Procedural Bars to Habeas Relief
- Major Cognizable Claims
- State Review in Virginia
- Federal Review
- Parole
- Personal Injury
- General Litigation
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