by Jon Sheldon | Feb 20, 2015 | Capital Defense, Criminal Defense, Habeas Corpus, Joseph Flood, Post-conviction, Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer
In a 2-1 majority decision, the 6th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals granted habeas relief to Roger Wheeler, a Kentucky death row inmate, finding that the state trial court violated his rights during his capital trial in 2000. SFH Partner Joseph Flood took Mr....
by Jon Sheldon | Feb 5, 2015 | Capital Defense, Criminal Defense, Joseph Flood, Virginia, Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer
Joseph Flood Leads Defense Sparing Prince William County Defendant from Death Penalty Sheldon, Flood & Haywood attorney Joseph Flood led a hard-fought defense of Aric Smith, a 25 year-old Army veteran charged in Prince William County, Virginia with murdering...
by Jon Sheldon | Dec 9, 2014 | Alexandria Criminal Defense Attorney, Arlington Criminal Defense Attorney, Brad Haywood, Capital Defense, Criminal Defense, VA, Virginia, Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer
Sheldon, Flood & Haywood partner Bradley Haywood recently presented at the 23rd Annual Virginia Bar Association Capital Defense Workshop on the topic of “Litigating Snitches: From Reliability Hearings to Jury Instructions”, which discussed the serious...
by Jon Sheldon | Nov 30, 2014 | Brad Haywood, Capital Defense, Criminal Defense, Jonathan Sheldon, Joseph Flood, Virginia, Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer
On November 20 and 21, 2014, SFH attorneys Bradley Haywood, Joseph Flood and Jonathan Sheldon presented at the 22nd Annual Virginia Bar Association Capital Defense Workshop. The event, held in the Richmond Marriott in Richmond, VA, is the premier capital defense...
by Jon Sheldon | Oct 11, 2014 | Capital Defense, Criminal Defense, Habeas Corpus, Joseph Flood, Post-conviction, Uncategorized, VA, Virginia, Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer
Sheldon, Flood & Haywood attorney Joseph Flood presented oral argument to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on October 1, 2014, in a death penalty habeas appeal on behalf of Roger Wheeler, an inmate on Kentucky’s death row. Argument focused on three issues...
by Jon Sheldon | Sep 25, 2014 | Capital Defense, Criminal Defense, Joseph Flood, Uncategorized, VA, Virginia, Virginia Criminal Defense Lawyer
On September 5, 2014, Sheldon, Flood & Haywood partner Joseph Flood succeeded in persuading the Madison County Circuit Court and Commonwealth’s Attorney that capital defendant Rashad Riddick was insane at the time he killed three members of his family in...
