$1.04 Million Verdict – Assault & Battery against Former Prosecutor Joe Morrissey
VIRGINIA CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY
BRINGS IN A $1.04 MILLION VERDICT
July 19, 2002 — Virginia civil rights attorney, Thomas H. Roberts left the court house on Thursday, July 19, 2002 gratified that justice had been carried out. In response to the press, Roberts stated “I think justice has been done, my client is vindicated. I hope that Joe Morrissey learns a lesson from this and I wish him the best in the future.”
Roberts stated that he had repeatedly sought to reconcile the parties, yet he had been unsuccessful. Although Roberts asked Morrissey to apologize and to accept responsibility for his actions against Garien Wycoff and make restitution, Morrissey remained convinced that he could beat the case against him in a court room. Morrissey proved to be wrong–the jury awarded $1.04 Million against him after several days of trial.
Roberts concluded “Nobody is above the law.”
VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT REJECTS ATTEMPT TO OVERTURN VERDICT BASED UPON SIZE OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES
February 24, 2003 — “Upon review of the record in this case and consideration of the argument submitted in support of and in opposition to the granting of an appeal, the Court is of opinion there is no reversible error in the judgment complained of. Accordingly, the Court refuses the petition for appeal.” Thomas H. Roberts, Esq. stated “With this confirmation by the Virginia Supreme Court, it is time for people to accept responsibility for their actions–we will see.”
Pleadings in Henrico (337.66KB – pdf)
Order of the Virginia Supreme Court (99.29KB – pdf)
Brief Filed In Opposition to Petition of Morrissey (352.09KB – pdf)
Judgment Order (28.57KB – pdf)
Judge Hammond’s Opinion (70.75KB – pdf)
Excerpt of Morrissey Testimony (131.94KB – pdf)
Criminal Conviction of Morrissey (54.37KB – pdf)
Decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Affirming the Disbarment of Joseph D. Morrissey (106.92KB – pdf)
In re Morrissey, 996 F. Supp. 530
Decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Affirming Conviction of Joseph D. Morrissey for Criminal Contempt (42.57KB – pdf)
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Petition for Writ of Cert (134.56KB – pdf)
U.S. Brief in Opposition to Petition by Joseph D. Morrissey (58.56KB – pdf)
Matters related to the Virginia State Bar
Oct 29 2002 (102.36KB – pdf)
References to This Matter in Australia
Morrissey’s Attempt in Australia – April 26, 2006
“Punch the Defence” – Full Aricle
“Nothing but the full gory truth will do” – Article
Of Interest
The facts and circumstances of each case are unique and therefore the fact that a law firm has obtained significant verdicts and results in other cases in no way guarantees that other cases will have similar results.