Virginia Aggravated Malicious Wounding Charge
March 25, 2018 by Jean Humbrecht
Aggravated Malicious Wounding in Virginia is committed when an offender maliciously shoots, stabs, cuts or wounds another person with the intent to maim, disable, disfigure or kill and causes severe injury and permanent and significant physical impairment. A Virginia Aggravated Malicious Wounding charge (Va. Code §18.2-51.2) is a very serious offense and is punished with up to life in prison.
Proof of Virginia Aggravated Malicious Wounding Charge
A Virginia Aggravated Malicious Wounding Charge is Punished with a Minimum of 20 Years in Prison
To convict an offender of a Virginia Aggravated Malicious Wounding charge under Va. Code §18.2-51.2, the Commonwealth must prove that the offender:
- maliciously
- shot, stabbed, cut, or wounded
- another person
- with the intent to maim, disable, disfigure, or kill, and
- caused severe injury and permanent and significant physical impairment
Penalty for Virginia Aggravated Malicious Wounding Charge
An aggravated malicious wounding charge in Virginia is a Class 2 felony. It is punished with a minimum of 20 years up to LIFE in prison and a fine up to $100,000.
Virginia Aggravated Malicious Wounding Charge: Statute
§18.2-51.2. Aggravated malicious wounding; penalty.
B. If any person maliciously shoots, stabs, cuts or wounds any other woman who is pregnant, or by any other means causes bodily injury, with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill the pregnant woman or to cause the involuntary termination of her pregnancy, he shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony if the victim is thereby severely injured and is caused to suffer permanent and significant physical impairment.
C. For purposes of this section, the involuntary termination of a woman’s pregnancy shall be deemed a severe injury and a permanent and significant physical impairment.