Attorney Afshin Farashahi's Legal Cases

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Juvenile

Jul 18, 2017

OUTCOME: The Virginia Beach Circuit Court granted the defense's motion to have client's statements suppressed. (Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.)

Case involved a juvenile client being tried as an adult in the Virginia Beach Circuit Court. Argued and prevailed in a suppression motion to have client's statements being ruled inadmissible at trial. ...

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Juvenile

Jul 20, 2015

OUTCOME: Client found not guilty of robbery. (Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.)

Juvenile client charged with robbery, and the Commonwealth requested to have client transferred to the Circuit Court to be tried as an adult. After the presentation of the prosecution's evidence at th ... e probable cause phase of the transfer hearing, prosecution agreed to have client tried in the Juvenile Court. At trial, client was acquitted.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. McCauley

Jun 17, 2015

OUTCOME: At trial, court reduced felony assault and battery on police officer to misdemeanor assault and battery. (Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.)

Client was charged with assaulting a police officer, a felony that carries a mandatory minimum sentence of six months in jail. At trial, argued that, while an assault may had occurred, the Commonwealth ... failed to show that client knowingly assaulted a police officer. Court agreed and reduced the charge to misdemeanor assault and battery.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Williams

Jan 20, 2015

OUTCOME: The charges were dismissed. (Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.)

Case was one of the "cold cases" re-opened by the Virginia Beach Police. Client and a co-defendant arrested in 2014 for an alleged rape that occurred in the 1980's based on DNA evidence. Farashahi arg ... ued successfully that charges should be dismissed because of prosecution's failure to establish sufficient chain of custody.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Juvenile

Sep 25, 2014

OUTCOME: Motion to suppress was granted based on the argument that the juvenile's due process rights were violated. (Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.)

Filed motion to suppress the juvenile's confession based on violation of both the Fifth Amendment and the Due Process Clause.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Juvenile

Oct 10, 2013

OUTCOME: Not guilty. (Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.)

Juvenile was charged with felony destrucion of property and entry into home with intent to cause damage. After a bench trial before the juvenile court, the judge found the client not guilty.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Juvenile Being Tried as Adult

Apr 25, 2013

OUTCOME: Not guilty. (Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.)

Juvenile was tried in Suffolk Circuit Court as an adult for robbery.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. S. Wynn

Apr 14, 2011

OUTCOME: Not guilty. (Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.)

Woman charged with second degree murder of boyfriend.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Dozier

N/A

OUTCOME: Not guilty of both charges after trial

Trial in Va. Beach Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court for charges of domestic assault and destruction of property. After presentation of the prosecution's evidence, the defense successfull ... y had charges dismissed without presenting any evidence of its own.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Dozier

N/A

OUTCOME: Not guilty of both charges after trial

Trial in the Va. Beach Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court for domestic assault and destruction of property. After presentation of evidence, the defense successfully made motion to dismiss. ... (Case results depend upon a variety of factors unique to each case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case.)

Afshin Farashahi's Legal Cases (12)

Commonwealth v. Juvenile

Commonwealth v. Juvenile

Commonwealth v. McCauley

Commonwealth v. Williams

Commonwealth v. Juvenile

Commonwealth v. Juvenile

Commonwealth v. Juvenile Being Tried as Adult

Commonwealth v. S. Wynn

Commonwealth v. Dozier

Commonwealth v. Dozier