Scott Christopher Nolan

Scott Christopher Nolan's Legal Cases (10)

Fairfax, VA

DUI and DWI Lawyer at Fairfax, VA

Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Criminal Defense

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DUI and DWI

FEDERAL DUI on Marine Corps Base Quantico

Jul 24, 2017

OUTCOME: Not Guilty on all charges

Marine stopped on base for speeding. Police insist he was intoxicated. Fellow Marines who had been riding with him for 90 minutes insist no alcohol, no intoxication. Defendant Marine feels railroaded ... by aggressive police officers. Charged with DUI and Refusal to take a breath test. DISCLAIMER: 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 Undertaken by a Lawyer.

DUI and DWI

Federal DUI (Drugs)

N/A

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

Client accused of DUI-Drugs at a Virginia military base because of the presence of marijuana in the company truck he drove. DISCLAIMER: Case Results Depend upon a Variety of Factors Unique to Ea ... ch Case. Case Results Do Not Guarantee or Predict a Similar Result in Any Future Case Undertaken by a Lawyer.

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DUI Jury Trial - Won on Appeal

N/A

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

Another attorney who was not highly trained in DUI lost this case in the Fairfax General District Court. Scott Nolan took this case to a jury on appeal and won in the Fairfax County Circuit Court. ... DISCLAIMER: 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 Undertaken by a Lawyer.

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Serious Accident Case

N/A

OUTCOME: Felony Reduced to Misdemeanor

DUI, Reckless Driving, Hit & Run, Failure to Maintain Proper Control - In this serious accident case with a 0.18 BAC, the client was charged with a felony. He was convicted only of a misdemeanor and se ... rved no jail time on the DUI and 1 day on the Hit and Run. DISCLAIMER: 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 Undertaken by a Lawyer.

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No Jail Time

N/A

OUTCOME: No Jail Time

DUI Client facing a minimum of 10 mandatory days in jail served no jail time. DISCLAIMER: Case Results Depend upon a Variety of Factors Unique to Each Case. Case Results Do Not Guarantee or Pred ... ict a Similar Result in Any Future Case Undertaken by a Lawyer.

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DUI on Private Property

N/A

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

This driver was only driving on private property. He had every right to refuse the otherwise mandatory breath test. DISCLAIMER: 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 Undertaken by a Lawyer.

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Improper Arrest

N/A

OUTCOME: NOT GUILTY

This driver with a 0.13 BAC was found not guilty because he was improperly arrested by the Sheriff's Deputy. DISCLAIMER: Case Results Depend upon a Variety of Factors Unique to Each Case. Case Resul ... ts Do Not Guarantee or Predict a Similar Result in Any Future Case Undertaken by a Lawyer.

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Serious 3rd DUI offense

N/A

OUTCOME: Two Felonies reduced to one misdemeanor

Felony DUI and Habitual Offender violation. Accused of a 3rd offense of DUI within 10 years (a felony in Virginia) as well as driving after having been declared a Habitual Offender (also a felony), th ... is driver was facing the potential of years in prison. Charges reduced to misdemeanor DUI. Client served 10 days in jail. DISCLAIMER: 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 Undertaken by a Lawyer.

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High BAC

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OUTCOME: No Jail Time

Client with a 0.28 BAC facing mandatory time in jail. Because of improper calibration of the breath test device, this driver served no jail time. DISCLAIMER: 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 Undertaken by a Lawyer.

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Two Federa; DUI's in One Night

N/A

OUTCOME: TWO DUI's and TWO Refusals reduced to ONE Reckless Driving

TWO back to back DUI's and Refusal in Federal Court. Driver arrested twice in the same night for DUI and refusal to take the breath test. Charge reduced to Reckless Driving. DISCLAIMER: Case Res ... ults Depend upon a Variety of Factors Unique to Each Case. Case Results Do Not Guarantee or Predict a Similar Result in Any Future Case Undertaken by a Lawyer.

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