Tag: justice
Justice Matters with Bryan Porter: A needed ‘Rule’ change
By Bryan Porter
The process by which prosecutors and defense attorneys exchange information
about a pending criminal case is called discovery. Criminal discovery is governed by the Rules...
Justice Matters: Opioid addiction and the criminal justice system
By Bryan Porter
One of the many unfortunate responsibilities that falls upon my office is that of receiving and reviewing the reports of the Office of...
Our View: It may be time for an Alexandria drug court
If one thing is clear from the Alexandria Times’ in-depth series on the opioid crisis this year, it’s that there’s no single or easy...
Justice Matters: What constitutes a lawful detention
This is the first of a series of columns exploring police/citizen encounters.
Imagine a scenario: you are walking out of a local department store having...
