Aggravated malicious wounding; penalty (§ 18.2-51.2)—Virginia Decoded

Aggravated malicious wounding; penalty

A. If any person maliciously shoots, stabs, cuts or wounds any other person, or by any means causes bodily injury, with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill, 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.

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.

History

1986, c. 460; 1991, c. 670; 1997, c. 709.

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Court Decisions

Branch v. Com. (COA, 07/14/92)
. . . totally and permanently disabled." Code § 18.2-51.2. He also contends that the Commonwealth did . . .

Newton v. Com. (COA, 09/19/95)
. . . significant physical impairment, as required by Code § 18.2-51.2. We disagree and affirm the . . .

Hall v. Com. (COA, 07/28/92)
. . . aggravated malicious wounding in violation of Code § 18.2-51.2. Hall was sentenced to a life term . . .

Cottee v. Com. (COA, 02/22/00)
. . . CONSTITUTIONALITY OF CODE § 18.2-51.2[1] . . .

Com. v. Donkor (SCV, 11/06/98)
. . . aggravated malicious wounding in violation of Code § 18.2-51.2. The Court of Appeals reversed his . . .

Robertson v. Commonwealth (COA, 03/14/00)
. . . aggravated malicious wounding in violation of Code § 18.2-51.2. On appeal, Robertson argues the . . .

Donkor v. Com. (COA, 01/13/98)
. . . between aggravated malicious wounding under Code § 18.2-51.2 and malicious wounding under Code § . . .

Batts v. Com. (COA, 06/08/99)
. . . aggravated malicious wounding as defined in § 18.2-51.2, malicious wounding by mob as defined in § . . .

Washington v. Com. (SCV, 09/15/06)
. . . of malicious wounding as they appear in Code § 18.2-51.[2] The trial court overruled . . .

Johnson v. Com. (COA, 07/05/95)
. . . ] 18.2-53.1. It says, As defined in [Code § ] 18.2-51.2, aggravated malicious wounding as defined. . . .

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