Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

A person filed a criminal complaint for trespassing against me twice within 10 days. Both complaints are worded exactly the same for the same date and time. I believe this was done to harass me by having two arrest warrants served for one indecent.

Is it a crime to file the same criminal complaint twice in Virginia? If not, do I have a civil recourse?


Asked on 9/03/09, 10:34 am

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

Civil recourse? I would doubt it, but whenever you appear in court on the first complaint, you could certainly request that the second(apparently duplicative) one be dismissed.

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Answered on 9/08/09, 10:59 am


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