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Virginia Simple Assault Lawyers

In Virginia, simple assault is a criminal offense punishable under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-57 and is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor

Below is a sample case of simple assault in Virginia as interpreted by a lawyer in our firm.

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Under Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-57,

"A. Any person who commits a simple assault or assault and battery is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and if the person intentionally selects the person against whom a simple assault is committed because of his race, religious conviction, color or national origin, the penalty upon conviction shall include a term of confinement of at least six months, 30 days of which shall be a mandatory minimum term of confinement…."

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Shaw v. Commonwealth

Facts:

After the defendant, a prosecuting attorney, and the victim discussed a plea agreement, the defendant asked the victim to accompany him to his office. When they arrived, the defendant said he needed to search the victim for weapons. After an initial pat-down, the defendant engaged in inappropriate touching of the victim. At defendant's trial, after conclusion of the case-in-chief, the Prince William court granted a motion to strike the charge of sexual battery and amended the charge to simple assault.

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Holdings:

The Virginia Court made the following holding:

An assault and battery is an unlawful touching of another. It is not necessary that the touching result in injury to the person. Whether a touching is a battery depends on the intent of the actor, not on the force applied. For a touching to be a crime, it must be unlawful. If the victim consents to the touching, the touching is not unlawful and therefore not a battery. If the touching exceeds the scope of the consent given, the touching is not consensual and thus is unlawful. If consent is coerced or obtained by fraud, the touching is unlawful. A touching may also be justified or excused. When it is, the touching is not unlawful and therefore not a battery.
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-67.4 provides: A defendant commits sexual battery when he sexually abuses a victim against the victim's will, by force, threat or intimidation, or through the use of the complaining witness' mental incapacity or physical helplessness

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Disclaimer:

These summaries are provided by the SRIS Law Group. They represent the firm’s unofficial views of the Justices’ opinions. The original opinions should be consulted for their authoritative content.

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