Virginia Unlawful Bodily Injury
February 1, 2018 by Jean Humbrecht
A Virginia Unlawful Bodily Injury (Va. Code §18.2-51) is intentionally and with provocation causing bodily injury to another person with intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill.
Proof of Virginia Unlawful Bodily Injury
To convict someone of a Virginia Unlawful Bodily Injury charge (Va. Code §18.2-51), the Commonwealth must prove that the offender unlawfully caused a bodily injury to another person with intent to maim, disable, disfigure or kill.
A Virginia Unlawful Bodily Injury Charge is a Class 6 Felony
Unlawful: Unlawfully means intentionally committing a wrongful act without excuse or justification.
Cause Bodily Injury: An offender commits a Virginia Unlawful Bodily Injury by …shooting, stabbing, cutting, or wounding. Bodily Injury is ….
Intent to Maim, Disable, Disfigure, or Kill: Virginia Unlawful Bodily Injury charge is committed by causing a bodily injury with the intent to cause a permanent condition by maiming, disabling, disfiguring or killing. The offender does not need to actually cause a permanent condition to be convicted.
Another Person: An offender can be convicted of Unlawful Bodily Injury in Virginia if any person is injured as a result of his conduct (whether or not that person was the target) as long as the offender acted with intent to maim, disable, disfigure or kill.
Penalty for Virginia Unlawful Wounding
Virginia Unlawful Wounding is a Class 6 felony, punished with up to 5 years in prison and a fine up to $2,500.
Virginia Unlawful Wounding Statute
§18.2-51. Shooting, stabbing, etc., with intent to maim, kill, etc.