Posts in January, 2019

Jan 29 Domestic Violence Firearms Laws in Virginia

Research has proven that the presence of a gun increases the risk of an intimate partner homicide. In 2016, Virginia lawmakers ...

Jan 24 What Is Malicious Wounding?

Malicious wounding is a violent offense that is considered a Class 3 felony under Virginia Code § 18.2-51. Per the statute, it is ...

Jan 15 Fact vs. Fiction: 4 Criminal Justice Myths You Learned from TV

Order in the court! Crime dramas have been a popular mainstay of the silver screen since the early 1930s. Unlike traditional ...

Jan 07 The Legal Penalties Associated with a “Hit & Run” Accident

A traffic collision can be a terrifying and shocking event. In most cases, people are so startled that they can’t think of the ...