Virginia Defense Attorneys
Assault & Battery/Domestic Violence
In Virginia, assault & battery is generally when one person touches or attempts to touch another without consent of the person being touched or acting in a threatening manner, thereby causing another to be in fear of immediate harm.
In the past, assault was different from battery. Assault was the threat of an unwanted touching. Battery was the actual touching. Now Virginia does not distinguish between the terms and the term assault & battery is used interchangeably.
Domestic violence is a form of assault and battery in Virginia.
In Virginia, domestic violence is the assault & battery on a household member or family by another household member.
In the past, domestic violence was not paid a lot of attention to by the justice system in Virginia. Society viewed it as a family matter and deemed that the parties would resolve their differences without third party intervention. In the recent past, society’s attitude has changed towards domestic violence. The Virginia courts now treat domestic violence very seriously. The family member, who is usually the spouse in Virginia can no longer have the charges dropped by telling the prosecutor or the court that they do not wish the family member charged to be prosecuted. Once the police are called, usually the matter of whether the family member is prosecuted is no longer up to the alleged victim.
A number of factors will determine the punishment of the person who is convicted of domestic violence in Virginia. Some of the factors are the severity of the victim injuries, whether a minor was present (and even worse, if the minor saw the domestic violence or was a victim of the domestic violence) and lastly whether this is the first time the person has been convicted of domestic violence.
In a number of states such as Virginia, a third or subsequent offense of domestic violence can result with being convicted of a felony.
If you wish to speak with a Virginia assault & battery defense attorney or Virginia domestic violence defense lawyer in Virginia, please call us at 888-437-7747 or contact us via our on line form.
Law Firm of SRIS PC
SRIS PC has law offices throughout Virginia.
In Virginia, we have offices in Northern Virginia, Central Virginia, Western Virginia & the Hampton Roads/Tidewater Area.
In Virginia, we’re located in Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, Manassas, Richmond & Virginia Beach.
If you wish to view some of the laws that pertain to being accused of being a assault & battery in Virginia, please click on Virginia Assault & Battery/Domestic Violence.
Our Virginia assault & battery & Virginia domestic violence defense attorneys and staff speak the following languages in addition to English: Spanish, French, Arabic, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Cantonese, Mandarin & Malaysian.
Please click on attorneys to learn more about the Virginia assault & battery defense lawyers and Virginia domestic violence defense attorneys who handle assault & battery and domestic violence cases in Virginia.
Our Virginia criminal defense attorneys defend criminal cases in the following jurisdictions:
Accomack County, Albemarle County, Charlottesville, Alleghany County, Amelia County, Amherst County, Appomattox County, Arlington County, Augusta County, Bath County, Bedford County, Bland County, Botetourt County, Brunswick County, Buchanan County, Buckingham County, Campbell County, Caroline County, Carroll County, Charles City County, Charlotte County, Chesterfield County, Clarke County, Craig County, Culpeper County, Cumberland County, Dickenson County, Dinwiddie County, Essex County, Fairfax County, Fairfax City, Fauquier County, Floyd County, Fluvanna County, Franklin County, Frederick County, Giles County, Gloucester County, Goochland County, Grayson County, Greene County, Greensville County, Emporia, Halifax County, Hanover County, Henrico County, Henry County, Highland County, Isle of Wight County, James City County, King and Queen County, King George County, King William County, Lancaster County, Lee County, Loudoun County, Louisa County, Lunenburg County, Madison County, Mathews County, Mecklenburg County, Middlesex County, Montgomery County, Nelson County, New Kent County, Northampton County, Northumberland County, Nottoway County, Orange County, Page County, Patrick County, Pittsylvania County, Powhatan County, Prince Edward County, Prince George County, Prince William County, Pulaski County, Rappahannock County, Richmond County, Roanoke County, Rockbridge County, Rockingham County, Russell County, Scott County, Shenandoah County, Smyth County, Southampton County, Spotsylvania County, Stafford County, Surry County, Sussex County, Tazewell County, Warren County, Washington County, Westmoreland County, Wise County, Wythe County, York County, City of Alexandria, City of Bedford, City of Bristol, City of Charlottesville, City of Chesapeake, City of Colonial Heights, City of Covington, City of Danville, City of Emporia, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, City of Franklin, City of Fredericksburg, City of Galax, City of Hampton, City of Harrisonburg, City of Hopewell, City of Lexington, City of Lynchburg, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park, City of Martinsville, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Norton, City of Petersburg, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth, City of Radford, City of Richmond, City of Roanoke, City of Salem, City of Staunton, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach, City of Waynesboro, City of Williamsburg, City of Winchester.
