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WHEATFIELD TWP. – A Michigan State University police captain had a blood alcohol content of more than three times the legal limit for driving when she was arrested last month on Interstate 96 in the Williamston area, police reports indicate. Capt. Valerie O Brien was extremely belligerent with a Michigan State Police trooper who arrested her after she had stopped on the shoulder of the eastbound lanes near Williamston Road on the night of Feb. 10, according to reports released under a public records request. O Brien s breath smelled of alcohol, and she refused to take a breath test, telling the trooper, I am not doing anything without an attorney, the trooper said in his report. ....
Virginia is the only state in the country that does not guarantee a right to appeal, allowing circuit court judges to make decisions with little oversight or scrutiny. Critics have been calling for reform ever since the Court of Appeals was first created in 1985. The Supreme Court of Virginia recommended an appeal of right as a long term goal in 2018. Now, Gov. Ralph Northam says he wants lawmakers to add four judges and support staff to ensure the court can hear more appeals cases in a timely manner under an increasing workload. The Supreme Court barely takes any cases, so the circuit courts are effectively the court of last resort, said Sen. Scott Surovell (D-36), who will be working in the Senate Judiciary Committee on the issue. That gives circuit court judges a tremendous amount of power because their decisions are rarely reviewed. ....