Yeah, yeah. We know. It’s the holiday season, and you’re busy shopping and wrapping presents and volunteering at churches and handing out candy canes at nursing homes and/or defending your contrarian views on public Nativity displays at awkward work parties. In other words, Santa Claus is comin’ to town, and you ain’t got no time […]
She spent the first part of her morning running down the list of people she'd expected to hear from. "Hello. It's Debbie Wyatt. Have you been trying to call me?" The phone system at Wyatt's office at 300 Court Square is still down at 9:30am, her voicemail box is uncharacteristically empty, and Wyatt is expecting her client and two lawyers from the defendant's side to arrive in half an hour for depositions.
It was one of the first days of Thanksgiving break, and, after a week of especially hurried school work, Staci Raab had planned to finally sleep in. A vivacious UVA junior, Raab awoke in her childhood bedroom in Richmond on Sunday, November 19, ready to enjoy her week of rest. It wasn’t long before she […]
A grand jury indicted Jonathan Spivey, choir director at Charlottesville High School, on seven felony counts of indecent liberties with a minor on Thursday, November 30. The charges came after a months-long investigation by Charlottesville Police prompted by reports from school personnel.
The Virginia General Assembly will have an open judge’s seat to fill next year, given the recently announced retirement of Albemarle Circuit Court Judge Paul M. Peatross. Though lawmakers have called for an open and fair appointment, local lawyers expect the process to reflect increasing partisanship in judicial appointments in the state. Albemarle Commonwealth’s Attorney […]
When Frederick Gray awoke beside his girlfriend in the wee hours of May 15, 1997, he was disturbed, distraught and saying things she had never heard him say before. Though Gray was not on drugs and had no history of mental illness, he was roving around the apartment, talking crazy, muttering about harming her or […]
A group of local attorneys know him as Judge Paul M. Peatross inside the courtroom. But they also know him as “Mac” from the golf course, the high school basketball court, the campus and the fraternity house. Peatross announced in November that he will retire next year. Now, Peatross’ colleagues and friends speak out on […]
When she was in the third grade, Debbie Wyatt heard about the firing of an old man from her neighborhood A&P store. This was more than 40 years ago, long before age discrimination laws took hold.
As City Council begins considering the new budget for Fiscal Year 2008, one theme that sticks from the current budget is how to maintain existing facilities and build new ones in the face of rising construction costs and fluctuating revenues. At an October 2 City Council meeting, Councilor Julian Taliaferro said, “We have to find […]
A man who was accused of raping a UVA woman at a fraternity party 22 years ago pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual battery Tuesday, November 14. William Beebe plea bargained for the reduced charge, which allows for up to two years imprisonment, and says he will help police find out if other fraternity members also assaulted the victim, Elizabeth Seccuro.