A fine issued to a lawyer who attempted to have Norfolk’s top prosecutor investigated by a special grand jury last year was upheld in an opinion issued Tuesday by the Court of Appeals of Virginia. A three-judge panel affirmed Norfolk Circuit Judge Everett Martin’s decision to dismiss a complaint submitted by attorney Amina Matheny-Willard against Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi and to .
Norfolk Police Chief Mark Talbot said last year, homicides dropped 33% and non-deadly shootings dropped 32%. So far this year, he said those numbers are even lower.
A three-judge appeals court panel determined a Norfolk judge didn't err when he dismissed a complaint filed by attorney Amina Matheny-Willard and fined her $500 for submitting it for improper reasons. Matheny-Willard had sought to have Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney Ramin Fatehi investigated by a special grand jury as a public nuisance.
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