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Admirals beat St. John's 3-1
The Norfolk Admirals are two wins away from advancing the Calder Cup Finals after polishing off the St. John's IceCaps 3-1 in front of over 6,200 fans at Norfolk Scope. Alex Picard scored two goals, including the go ahead game winner to add to playoff leading total of 8 goals. Dustin Tokarski stopped 30 of 31 shots to help give Norfolk a 2-0 lead in the best of seven series. The Series shifts to St. John's Newfoundland for games 3, 4 and if needed game 5.
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Two shot in Virginia Beach
Medics took two people to the hospital Saturday night after they were shot during a fight in the Birchwood Gardens neighborhood.
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Tropical storm forms off SC coast
The first tropical storm of the hurricane season formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 60 mph (97 kph), but it wasn't threatening land.
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Suspect arrested in officer assault
Suffolk police arrested the man they say assaulted a police officer and left him unconscious in the woods. Joseph Staton, 43, faces a long list of charges in the incident.
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DUI Appeal Procedurally Defaulted
Defendant is not entitled to reversal of his bench trial conviction for third offense driving under the influence of alcohol on the basis of the inadmissibility of his second offense conviction, the Court of Appeals says; defendant failed to assign error to the admissibility of his second conviction and his brief fails to address the [...]
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Dwelling Occupied for Arson
The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s jury trial conviction of arson of an occupied building under Va. Code § 18.2-77; our cases hold a dwelling is occupied when residents are temporarily absent and the evidence proves defendant and others regularly inhabited the dwelling he burned after his employment was terminated. Defendant worked as a banquet server [...]
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Robber’s Girlfriend Guilty as Principal
The Court of Appeals affirms defendant’s bench trial convictions as principal in the second degree on felony firearm charges, abduction, and robbery of a business; the combination of circumstantial evidence proves defendant aided her boyfriend’s armed robbery of a clothing store and its customers, she knew and shared his intent to use a firearm to [...]
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Drug Guilty Plea Binding
Defendant is not entitled to withdraw his guilty plea after sentencing for cocaine possession based on possible exculpatory evidence, the Court of Appeals says; the trial court made the inquiry required under Boykin v. Alabama, 395 U.S. 238 (1969), and defendant fails to meet the two-part test for withdrawing a guilty plea: a good faith [...]
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