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18 Wash. & Lee J. Civil Rts. & Soc. Just. 55 (2011-2012)
The Consequences of Criminal Convictions for Misdemeanor or Felony Offenses

handle is hein.journals/walee18 and id is 57 raw text is: The Consequences of Criminal Convictions for Misdemeanor or Felony Offenses* DavidP. Baugh, Esq.t Table of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................... 55 I. The Issue .................................................................................. 56 II. B lam e ......................................................................................... 59 III. Issues and Caveats ..................................................................... 60 IV. Rules of the Game: For Someone Representing Defendants, Particularly Those With No Criminal Records ......... 62 A. Changing the Offense ........................................................ 63 B. Drug O ffenses ..................................................................... 64 C. The Mentality of Many Prosecutors (Not All) ................... 65 D. Attacking Prior Convictions and Records .......................... 66 E. A Caveat Concerning Talking to Authorities ...................... 70 V . C onclusion ................................................................................. 71 Introduction Many of the lawyers reading this article and sitting in the room are not criminal lawyers. Many may dabble in criminal law and some will never be * This article derives from a transcript of a presentation given on Friday, March 18, 2011, at the Traffic and the War on Drugs Symposium, held by the Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice. t David Baugh is the Capital Defender of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission (Central Region). After practicing for many years in Texas, Mr. Baugh was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1983 and was actively involved in private practice, primarily in the area of criminal defense. Mr. Baugh has represented accused in many noteworthy cases including the bombing of the Kenyan Embassy and the representation of a Ku Klux Klan member in a cross-burning case. In 2006, Mr. Baugh received the Virginia State Bar's Lewis F. Powell Jr. Pro Bono Award.

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