Virginia Felony
Virginia Felony
Virginia Felonies are classified as follows:
Class 1 felonies – death, or imprisonment for life and a fine of up to $100,000.
Class 2 felonies – imprisonment for life or a minimum of 20 years and a fine of up to $100,000.
For Class 3 felonies – imprisonment for five to 20 years and a fine of up to $100,000
For Class 4 felonies - imprisonment for two to 10 years and a fine of up to $100,000.
Class 5 felonies – imprisonment for one to 10 years or jail for up to 12 months and a fine of up to $2,500, either or both.
Class 6 felonies – imprisonment for one to five years or jail for up to 12 months and a fine of up to $2,500, either or both.
Some commonly charged felonies in Virginia include:
- Murder
- Malicious wounding
- Armed robbery, grand larceny, and other serious theft crimes
- Possession or distribution of drugs
- Third offense of Domestic assault (3rd offense or greater)
- Felony DWI
Contact a Virginia felony defense lawyer
Virginia (VA) criminal defense, divorce, child custody, reckless driving, dui and federal court attorney representing clients throughout Virginia. Some of the jurisdictions served include:
Henrico County VA, Richmond City, Chesterfield County VA, Hanover County VA, Petersburg County VA, Fairfax County, Prince William County, Hopewell, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Quantico, Virginia Beach VA, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Fredericksburg, Stafford, Spotsylvania VA, Hampton Roads, Newport News, Hampton, Williamsburg, Amelia, Powhatan, Goochland, Louisa, Manassas VA, Woodbridge, Charles City, James City, Gloucester, Tidewater, Portsmouth, Shenandoah, Prince George, Sussex, New Kent, West End of Richmond, Glen Allen, Federal Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Richmond, Alexandria, Norfolk, and Newport News Divisions).
[...] You may be facing charges of petit larceny if you are accused of stealing an item from a person (basically snatching something away from somebody else) if the item is worth less than five dollars. You may also be charged with petit larceny of you are accused of stealing an item without taking item directly from the other person if the value of the item is worth less than two hundred dollars. Petit larceny is a Class one misdemeanor. If the accusation involves taking an item worth more than five dollars from the person or stealing an item worth more than two hundred dollars not directly from the person, the charge will be grand larceny, a felony. [...]
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