Criminal – Unlawful Wounding – Child Neglect

By Deborah Elkins
Published: April 14, 2008

On rehearing en banc, the Court of Appeals reverses defendant’s conviction for felony child neglect in violation of Va. Code § 18.2–371.1(B), affirms his conviction for unlawful wounding, and remands for resentencing on that conviction. The evidence, taken in the light most favorable to the commonwealth, shows that defendant struck his foster son in the head ...

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