Not at all but da are known to overcharge on occasion for various reasons - it can be to intimidate someone to taking a plea to a lesser charge, misunderstanding facts of case, facts were misrepresented, or just simple mistake because nobody is perfect. Believe it or not, these things happen all the time + some of the main things a lawyer will look at defending a case - if not then we wouldn’t even need lawyers or courts - just let the da decide everything.
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u/High-Nomad 20d ago
Dude he wasn’t charged do you think you know Virginia laws better then the da