Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

I received three felonies resulting from a raid on my house by the state police tac team last year. They thought I was in possession of drugs, and later the state lab concluded I was not. Cash and firearms were confiscated during this raid. It took seven months for the commonwealth attorney to decide she didn't have a case and it didn't even make it to trial. I was convicted of nothing and all the charges went away. Now even with no conviction and me still having a clean record, the commonwealth attorney has refused to return three of the firearms and the cash. It should be stated that all 10 firearms confiscated were legal for any citizen to own, and were all purchased legally. They plastered my name on the front page of the local paper four times in this small town. My lawyer does not want to push for the property to be returned because he is "friends" with the commonwealth attorney and I do not know what to do at this point. So my question is.. What should I do about this?

Asked on 2/21/12, 4:20 pm

Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

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Consider filing what's called a Warrant in Detinue in your local general district

court for the return of your personal property, now, allegedly, being wrongfully

withheld from your rightful possession by the local Commonwealth Attorney's Office.

Answered on 2/23/12, 9:20 pm

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