Virginia Rape Fairfax Lawyers Violation Code 18.2-61 Force Threat Intimidation
Virginia Rape Fairfax Lawyers Violation Code 18.2-61 Force Threat Intimidation
Lock v. Commonwealth
Facts:
Defendant was indicted on a charge of rape, in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-61 and he filed a motion to dismiss the charge, arguing that the Commonwealth violated his right to a speedy trial under Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-243. The Commonwealth consented to defendant’s motion and the trial court dismissed the charge with prejudice. Less than a month later, defendant was indicted and charged with the felony offense of carnally knowing a child under 14 years of age without the use of force, in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-63.
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Holdings:
- Generally, to determine whether charges are for the same offense, courts turn to the test established by the United States Supreme Court in its Blockburger decision. The applicable rule is that where the same act or transaction constitutes a violation of two distinct statutory provisions, the test to be applied to determine whether there are two offenses or only one, is whether each provision requires proof of a fact which the other does not. In applying the Blockburger test, the two offenses are to be examined in the abstract, rather than with reference to the facts of the particular case under review.
- Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-61 requires proof of facts that Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-63 does not require, and vice versa. Section 18.2-61 requires proof of (i) sexual intercourse, (ii) that is accomplished against the complaining witness’s will, (iii) by force, threat, or intimidation, while § 18.2-63 requires proof of (i) carnal knowledge, which includes acts other than sexual intercourse, (ii) with a child between 13 and 15 years old, (iii) without the use of force. Accordingly, rape requires proof of two facts, specifically, sexual intercourse and the use of force, that carnal knowledge does not require. Carnal knowledge requires proof of one fact that rape does not require, specifically, that the victim be between 13 and 15 years old. Carnal knowledge also does not require the act of sexual intercourse or the use of force, required by rape. Therefore, under the traditional of the United States Supreme Court’s Blockburger test, carnal knowledge is not a lesser-included offense of rape.
- Where the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged on appeal, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, giving it all reasonable inferences fairly deducible therefrom. The judgment of a trial court sitting without a jury is entitled to the same weight as a jury verdict and will not be disturbed on appeal unless plainly wrong or without evidence to support it. Moreover, the conclusions of the fact finder on issues of witness credibility may be disturbed on appeal only when the Court of Appeals of Virginia finds that the witness’s testimony was inherently incredible, or so contrary to human experience as to render it unworthy of belief. In all other cases, the court of appeals must defer to the conclusions of the fact finder, who has the opportunity of seeing and hearing the witnesses. These principles apply in cases involving rape, sodomy, and other sexual offenses, which may be sustained solely upon the testimony of the victim, even in the absence of corroborating evidence.
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Forcible Sodomy Madison Virginia Lawyer Element Of Rape Violation
Fender v. Commonwealth
Facts:
Defendant appealed from his conviction by the Circuit Court of Madison County (Virginia) for rape in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-61, and forcible sodomy in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18. 2-67.1. The Commonwealth’s motion in limine had been granted, allowing the admission of the testimony of two women who described similar crimes allegedly committed by defendant.
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Issue:
- Whether the accused knowingly and intentionally committed the acts constituting the elements of rape?
Discussions:
Defendant argued that the similar crimes evidence was improperly admitted. The appellate court held that testimony of prior victims of similar sexual crimes was inadmissible to show defendant’s intent toward the victim. Although proof of rape required proof of intent, the required intent was established upon proof that the accused knowingly and intentionally committed the acts constituting the elements of rape, which included engaging in sexual intercourse with the victim, against her will, by force, threat, or intimidation. The lack of consent required for rape involved the victim’s mental state, not the defendant’s. The fact that one woman was raped had no tendency to prove that another woman did not consent. The error was not harmless error. One witness testified that she was a prostitute and defendant was a “regular customer” who once acted in a manner similar to that described at trial. The second witness testified that she was also an escort who was attacked by defendant in a manner similar to that alleged by the victim. The witnesses’ testimony encouraged the inference that defendant committed the charged crimes as he had committed similar crimes in the past.
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Rape Lynchburg Virginia Lawyer Sodomy Evidence Intention Force
Dennis v. Commonwealth
Facts:
A jury in the Circuit Court of Lynchburg City (Virginia) convicted defendant of sodomy and rape and sentenced him to a total of 20 years. The court of appeals reversed. The Commonwealth filed a petition for a rehearing en banc which was granted.
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Issue:
- Whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of similar crimes to show defendant’s intent to rape the victim?
Discussions:
Defendant contended that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of similar crimes to show his intent to rape the victim because his intent was not an element of the crime charged. The appellate court held that the evidence of prior crimes was inadmissible because intent was not an element of the offense charged; rape required a showing that the defendant engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim against her will, by force, threat, or intimidation. The Commonwealth argued that even if the trial court erred, such error was harmless. The appellate court disagreed, noting that the testimony of two women with whom defendant had acted in a similar manner was highly prejudicial and encouraged the inference that because defendant committed similar crimes in the past, he likely committed the crimes charged.
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Rape Alexandria Virginia Lawyer Fear Violence Abusive Father Sexual Intercourse
Commonwealth v. Charles
Facts:
Defendant uncle and defendant aunt appealed from the judgments of the Circuit Court of the City of Alexandria (Virginia), which convicted the uncle of the rape of his niece as a principal in the first degree and convicted the aunt of rape as a principal in the second degree. The 15-year-old niece testified that she had intercourse on multiple occasions with the uncle out of fear of violence from him and out of fear of being returned to her abusive father. The court found that sexual intercourse between the uncle and the niece was the result of intimidation by both defendants in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-61 (1982).
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Issue:
- Whether the trial court erred by convicting the uncle of the rape of his niece as a principal in the first degree and the aunt of rape as a principal in the second degree?
Discussion:
On appeal, the court found that an amendment to Va. Code Ann. 18.2-61 (1982) expanded the definition of rape from intercourse by force to include intercourse by force, threat, or intimidation. The court held that intimidation could occur without threats and meant putting a victim in fear of bodily harm by exercising such domination and control of her as to overcome her mind and overbear her will, and that intimidation could be caused by the imposition of psychological pressure on one who, under the circumstances, was vulnerable and susceptible to such pressure. The court held that the fact that the aunt could not be a principal in the first degree did not prevent her conviction as a principal in the second degree. The court found that the aunt’s actions in persuading the niece to submit and in fostering the atmosphere of intimidation supported a finding of constructive presence on the specific occasion that she was not physically present during the intercourse. The court affirmed the conviction of the uncle of rape as a principal in the first degree and the court affirmed the conviction of the aunt of rape as a principal in the second degree.
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Rape Danville Virginia Lawyer Intimidation Psychological Pressure Force Threat
Gerald v. Commonwealth
Facts:
Defendant uncle and defendant aunt appealed from the judgments of the Circuit Court of the City of Danville (Virginia), which convicted the uncle of the rape of his niece as a principal in the first degree and convicted the aunt of rape as a principal in the second degree. The court found that sexual intercourse between the uncle and the niece was the result of intimidation by both defendants in violation of Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-61 (1982).
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Issue:
- Whether intimidation could be caused by the imposition of psychological pressure on the victim?
Discussions:
The 15-year-old niece testified that she had intercourse on multiple occasions with the uncle out of fear of violence from him and out of fear of being returned to her abusive father. On appeal, the court found that an amendment to Va. Code Ann. 18.2-61 (1982) expanded the definition of rape from intercourse by force to include intercourse by force, threat, or intimidation. The court held that intimidation could occur without threats and meant putting a victim in fear of bodily harm by exercising such domination and control of her as to overcome her mind and overbear her will, and that intimidation could be caused by the imposition of psychological pressure on one who, under the circumstances, was vulnerable and susceptible to such pressure. The court held that the fact that the aunt could not be a principal in the first degree did not prevent her conviction as a principal in the second degree. The court found that the aunt’s actions in persuading the niece to submit and in fostering the atmosphere of intimidation supported a finding of constructive presence on the specific occasion that she was not physically present during the intercourse.
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Sodomy Virginia Rape Prior Criminal Threat Intimation Lawyers Frederick County
Frederick v. Commonwealth
Facts:
Defendant challenged a judgment from the Circuit Court of Frederick County (Virginia), which overruled defendant’s motion in limine to exclude evidence of his unrelated, prior criminal activities, denied defendant’s motion for new trial, and convicted defendant for rape and sodomy of his stepdaughter.
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Issue:
- Whether the trial judge erred in overruling Defendant’s motion in limine to exclude evidence of his unrelated, prior criminal activities and erred in denying his motion for a new trial?
Discussion:
Prior to a bench trial on charges of acts of rape and sodomy, defense counsel filed a motion in limine to prohibit references to defendant’s past criminal history and to his involvement with organized crime, and the trial court ruled that the motion was somewhat moot. At trial, the victim testified that she had forcible sex with defendant, who threatened to kill her family, and that she had believed the threat because he was “affiliated with the mob.” The trial court allowed the prosecutor to cross-examine a detective, the victim’s mother, and defendant’s former employer on defendant’s criminal history and/or his involvement with the Mafia. Defendant was convicted for rape and sodomy. On appeal, the court reversed the judgment, remanded, and held that: the victim’s knowledge of defendant’s past criminal history was relevant because it was probative of an element of the crimes of rape and sodomy, both of which required proof that the acts occurred “by force, threat or intimidation;” but the testimonies of the remaining witnesses on defendant’s past criminal activities or involvement with the Mafia were not relevant to any element or issue of the crimes charged. The court reversed the trial court’s judgment, which had denied defendant’s motion in limine to exclude evidence of his unrelated, prior criminal activities, denied his motion for new trial, and convicted him for rape and sodomy. The court remanded to the trial court for a new trial
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Sodomy Virginia Rape Criminal Stepdaughter Lawyers King William County
Christopher v. Commonwealth
Facts:
Defendant challenged a judgment from the Circuit Court of King Willam County (Virginia), which overruled defendant’s motion in limine to exclude evidence of his unrelated, prior criminal activities, denied defendant’s motion for new trial, and convicted defendant for rape and sodomy of his stepdaughter.
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Issue:
- Whether the victim’s knowledge of defendant’s past criminal history was relevant?
Discussions:
Prior to a bench trial on charges of acts of rape and sodomy, defense counsel filed a motion in limine to prohibit references to defendant’s past criminal history and to his involvement with organized crime, and the trial court ruled that the motion was somewhat moot. At trial, the victim testified that she had forcible sex with defendant, who threatened to kill her family, and that she had believed the threat because he was “affiliated with the mob.” The trial court allowed the prosecutor to cross-examine a detective, the victim’s mother, and defendant’s former employer on defendant’s criminal history and/or his involvement with the Mafia. Defendant was convicted for rape and sodomy. On appeal, the court reversed the judgment, remanded, and held that: (1) the victim’s knowledge of defendant’s past criminal history was relevant because it was probative of an element of the crimes of rape and sodomy, both of which required proof that the acts occurred “by force, threat or intimidation;” but (2) the testimonies of the remaining witnesses on defendant’s past criminal activities or involvement with the Mafia were not relevant to any element or issue of the crimes charged.
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Sodomy Virginia Rape Evidence Admission Intent Crime Element Lawyers Wise County
Carter v. Commonwealth
Facts:
A jury in the Circuit Court of Wise County (Virginia) convicted defendant of sodomy and rape and sentenced him to a total of 20 years. The court of appeals reversed. The Commonwealth filed a petition for a rehearing en banc which was granted.
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Issue:
- Whether evidence of prior crimes was admissible?
Discussions:
Defendant contended that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of similar crimes to show his intent to rape the victim because his intent was not an element of the crime charged. The appellate court held that the evidence of prior crimes was inadmissible because intent was not an element of the offense charged; rape required a showing that the defendant engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim against her will, by force, threat, or intimidation. The Commonwealth argued that even if the trial court erred, such error was harmless. The appellate court disagreed, noting that the testimony of two women with whom defendant had acted in a similar manner was highly prejudicial and encouraged the inference that because defendant committed similar crimes in the past, he likely committed the crimes charged.
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18.2-67.3 Code Virginia Aggravated Sexual Battery Penalty Fairfax Prince William Richmond Beach Loudoun
A person charged with a sex crime such as forcible sodomy pursuant to 18.2-67.3 must take the charge very seriously.
The penalties for a conviction of Virginia Code 18.2-67.3 are very serious. The worst part is that it will place you on the sex offender registry for life.
18.2-67.3 Code Virginia Aggravated Sexual Battery Penalty
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Virginia Code 18.2-67.3. Aggravated sexual battery; penalty.
A. An accused shall be guilty of aggravated sexual battery if he or she sexually abuses the complaining witness, and
- The complaining witness is less than 13 years of age, or
- The act is accomplished through the use of the complaining witness’s mental incapacity or physical helplessness, or
- The offense is committed by a parent, step-parent, grandparent, or step-grandparent and the complaining witness is at least 13 but less than 18 years of age, or
- The act is accomplished against the will of the complaining witness by force, threat or intimidation, and
a. The complaining witness is at least 13 but less than 15 years of age, or
b. The accused causes serious bodily or mental injury to the complaining witness, or
c. The accused uses or threatens to use a dangerous weapon.
B. Aggravated sexual battery is a felony punishable by confinement in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one nor more than 20 years and by a fine of not more than $100,000.
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