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A Rappahannock District Court appearance set for Tuesday for attorney James William “Bill” Fletcher III on charges of driving while intoxicated, speeding and refusal of a blood or breath test, has been rescheduled for Nov. 12, according to court records.
Fletcher’s attorney Whitson Robinson sought a continuance in the case, citing a letter dated Aug. 21 that he received from the Virginia State Bar “directly related to these charges.” The state bar is a governing body that regulates the legal profession in Virginia.
According to Robinson’s motion, filed Aug. 29 in District Court, Robinson needs “time to determine any and all impacts these matters will have regarding the Virginia State Bar letter.” No details of the contents of the letter are specified, nor would Fletcher divulge its contents.
In an interview Tuesday, Fletcher, 71, of Sperryville, said it was “bulls***” and “they already dropped” the matter.
“Someone made a complaint, it wasn’t accurate,” Fletcher said. “This stuff happens all the time, I didn’t even respond to it.”
A special prosecutor from Greene County, Daniel White, “does not object to this request” for a continuance, Robinson wrote in his motion.
Charges were brought against Fletcher after he was arrested at a June polo match at Blue Rock in Washington.
In an interview with the Rappahannock News after the arrest, Fletcher said he was returning to Sperryville after visiting Commonwealth’s Attorney Art Goff at his Amissville home.
Goff requested recusal from the case in June, citing a conflict of interest due to his friendship with Fletcher. Presiding District Judge Jessica H. Foster also recused herself from the case.
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