Below is a collection articles that detail a representative sampling of my past successes and notable cases (links open in new window):
- Washington Post - Circuit Judge Is Chosen for State Appellate Court (Feb 12, 2009)
- Washington Post - Latino Lawyer Among Candidates for Bench (Feb 5, 2009)
- Leesburg Today - Marshall Claims Self-Defense in Shooting Death of Wife (Jul 13, 2006)
- Leesburg Today - Veteran Defense Attorney Prepares for New Role (Jul 22, 2004)
- National Law Journal - Litigator of the Month (Jan 20, 2003)
- National Law Journal - Ex-Lawyer Acquitted in Retrial (Dec 23, 2002)
- Washington Post - Young, Low Paid, Happy; New Public Defender Is Enthusiastic (Jun 14, 1990)
REPRESENTATIVE APPELLATE CASES
- David Moore v. Commonwealth, 259 Va. 431, 527 S.E.2d 406 (2000)
- Griffin v. Commonwealth, 19 Va. App. 619, 454 S.E.2d 363 (1995)
- Boney v. Commonwealth, 16 Va. App. 638, 432 S.E.2d 7 (1993)
- Maddox v. Commonwealth, 2000 Va. App. LEXIS575
- Allison v. Commonwealth, 1995 Va. App. LEXIS754
RECENT NOTABLE CASES
Commonwealth v. Ludwig, Loudoun County Circuit Court, 2006
Mr. Ludwig, a U.S. Marshall, was accused of killing his wife by shooting her at point blank range five times.
The defense was unique in that recovered memory evidence was presented to explain how the purported confession was incomplete and therefore inaccurate. The recovered memory involved a claim of self-defense that was not contained in Mr. Ludwig's statement to the police.
The jury found Mr. Ludwig guilty of manslaughter and sentenced him to three years. They also found him guilty for the use of a firearm which has a mandatory sentence of three years.
United States v. Rivera et al. - U.S. District Court EDVA, 2005
A federal death penalty case involving four co-defendants alleged to have conspired and committed the murder of a federal witness scheduled to testify in another murder case involving the gang known as "MS-13." After several weeks of trial, the jury acquitted Oscar Garcia Orellana of all counts in the indictment. In the trial, it was proven that the allegation of a conspiracy between Mr. Garcia and Mr. Rivera was at best inaccurate. This unraveled the government's case. Both Mr. Rivera and Mr. Garcia were acquitted. A story on the case was aired on "60 Minutes."
Commonwealth v. McLaughlin, Circuit Court of Loudoun County, 2003
Counsel secured a new trial for Mr. McLaughlin when his writ of habeas corpus was granted. Mr. McLaughlin, an attorney who had been convicted of molesting his children during the pendency of a custody battle with his wife, was acquitted of all charges upon retrial. The defense was unique in that expert evidence was admitted on the issue of suggestibility and false memories. The theory of the defense was that the mother induced her children to make false accusations against the father.
Counsel was subsequently able to have the father awarded joint custody of his children. A story covering the case was aired on "20/20." Mr. Levay was named "Litigator of the Month," by the National Law Journal for his work on the case.
