Month: January 2016

Domestic Assault and Battery 18.2-57.2

Domestic Assault and Battery 18.2-57.2: Any person who commits an assault and battery against a family or household member is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor A third violation of the statute results in a Class 6 felony. What does assault and battery mean?  Assault is an attempt or offer, with force and violence, to do …

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Assault and Battery 18.2-57

Assault and Battery 18.2-57: Any person who commits a simple assault or assault and battery shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor What does assault and battery mean?  Assault is an attempt or offer, with force and violence, to do some bodily hurt to another.  Battery is the actual infliction of corporal hurt on another (i.e., the least touching of …

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