Virginia Rape, Murder, and Homicide Defense Attorney
If you have been arrested for your involvement in a fight, altercation, or other event that resulted in someone being injured or killed in Fairfax County or Northern Virginia, you very likely have been charged with a very serious criminal offense. Whenever a person is inured or dies, the offense can be charged a number of ways, depending on the particular facts and circumstances.
The possibilities include:
- Disorderly Conduct (Va. Code 18.2-415)
- Assault & Battery (Va. Code 18.2-57)
- Assault & Battery of a Family Member (Va. Code 18.2-57.2)
- Assault on a police officer or firefighter (Va. Code 18.2-57)
- Unlawful Wounding (Va. Code 18.2-51)
- Malicious Wounding (Va. Code 18.2-51)
- Aggravated Malicious Wounding (Va. Code 18.2-51.2)
- Involuntary manslaughter/Voluntary Manslaughter (18.2-36 and 18.2-35)
- Murder (Va. Code 18.2-32)
If you are facing criminal charges or investigation for a violent crime in Fairfax County or Northern Virginia, contact an experienced criminal defense lawyer at Manikas Law LLC. We are located in Fairfax, Virginia. To schedule a free consultation with an attorney, call 703-873-7473 or toll-free at 888-503-8075.
Other Violent Crimes
At Manikas Law LLC we handle all violent criminal offenses. Some of the other area include:
- Arson
- Breaking & Entering/Burglary
- Stalking & Violation of Restraining and Protection Orders/Phone Threats & Harassment
- Rape/Sexual Assault
- Firearms & Weapons Offenses
If you are facing criminal charges or investigation for a violent crime in Fairfax County or Northern Virginia, contact an experienced criminal defense lawyer at Manikas Law LLC. We are located in Fairfax, Virginia. To schedule a free consultation with an attorney, call 703-873-7473 or toll-free at 888-503-8075.
Protect Your Rights
If you have been arrested for a violent crime, it is imperative that you consult with a skilled criminal defense attorney. Even the least serious of assault crimes is punishable by up to 12 months in jail and a $2,500 fine. As the gravity of the offense increases, the amount of jail time also increases. For example, unlawful wounding is punishable by up to 5 years in prison, malicious wounding is punishable by 5 to 20 years in prison, and aggravated malicious wounding and first degree murder are punishable by 20 years to life in prison.
If you are charged with an offense at the more serious end of the spectrum, you need to consult with counsel immediately. It is critical that your attorney conduct a proper investigation, obtain and preserve key evidence, and record witness accounts. When the case proceeds to hearing or trial, Mr. Manikas uses his extensive trial experience to aggressively defend your interests.
Defending cases such as these can be an uphill battle. Juries can be swayed by the emotion of seeing or hearing about the injured complaining witness/victim and may, because of this, side with the complaining witness. Therefore, by conducting an independent analysis of evidence, a skilled defense lawyer can uncover important information to allow pretrial motions that may decide the case, or if not, aid in cross-examining the prosecution's witnesses and highlighting weaknesses in the government's evidence. These tactics and this evidence may help build doubt in the minds of the jurors as to your guilt and assist in obtaining a not guilty verdict, if the case proceeds to verdict.
Only a criminal defense lawyer with extensive trial experience can execute the complex and multifaceted strategy needed to communicate effectively and convince a jury at trial. At Manikas Law LLC, clients benefit from having the steady hand and knowledge of a former prosecutor on their side. It is the kind of judgment and common sense that can only be gained from litigating hundreds of trials as a prosecutor in the largest county in Virginia.
Schedule a Free Consultation
If you have been charged with a violent crime in Fairfax County or Northern Virginia, let us put our knowledge and experience to work for you. Schedule a free consultation with attorney Kyle G. Manikas by calling 703-873-7473. For toll-free assistance, call 888-503-8075. Or you can contact us online.
