Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

Federal or State court

If you are charged with felonies; you have been waiting for trial of over 6 months and is being tried in county court; is there an advantage or disadvantage to be tried in federal court. Do you have a choice? We feel that our county may be unfair in this instant. The accuser's aunt works in the court system.


Asked on 12/29/07, 3:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Federal or State court

State criminal charges are normally tried in state and not federal courts and it's not a matter of the defendant choosing one or the other.

The fact that the accuser's aunt works in the court system in and of itself means virtually nothing with

respect to the defendant's ability to get a fair trial in the state court in which s/he has been charged.

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Answered on 12/29/07, 4:05 pm


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