Virginia Malicious Wounding

A Virginia Malicious Wounding charge is a serious offense.  Virginia Malicious Wounding (Va. Code §18.2-51) is maliciously wounding another person with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill.

Proof of Virginia Malicious Wounding

To convict an offender of Virginia Malicious Wounding under Va. Code §18.2-51, the Commonwealth must prove that the offender maliciously shot, stabbed, cut, or wounded another person with the intent to maim, disable, disfigure or kill.

Maliciously: Maliciously means acting intentionally and without provocation.  Malice can be inferred from the use of a deadly weapon.

Shooting, Stabbing, Cutting, Wounding: An offender commits a Malicious Wounding in Virginia by either shooting, stabbing, cutting, or wounding (breaking the skin by using any weapon).

Intent to Maim, Disable, Disfigure, or Kill: Va. Code §18.2-51 can be violated by maliciously committing specified acts with the intent to cause a permanent condition by maiming, disabling, disfiguring or killing.  A permanent condition (actual maiming, disabling, disfiguring, or killing) does not need to be produced to convict an offender of Virginia Malicious Wounding under Va. Code §18.2-51.

Another Person: An offender can be convicted of a Virginia Malicious Wounding charge if any person is injured as a result of his actions, whether or not the person injured was the target, as long as the offender intended to maim, disable, disfigure or kill a person.

Penalty for Virginia Malicious Wounding

Virginia Malicious Wounding is a Class 3 felony, punished with 5-20 years in prison and a fine up to $100,000.

Virginia Malicious Wounding Statute

§18.2-51. Shooting, stabbing, etc., with intent to maim, kill, etc.

If any person maliciously shoot, stab, cut, or wound any person or by any means cause him bodily injury, with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable, or kill, he shall, except where it is otherwise provided, be guilty of a Class 3 felony. If such act be done unlawfully but not maliciously, with the intent aforesaid, the offender shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.

 
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