A legislator in the State Legislature, the Virginia General Assembly, Edward Houck said he plans to bring the proposals for a vote during next year’s legislative session. Houck is a Spotsylvania County representative where a dog owner, Deanna Large, pleaded "not guilty" to the felony charge of involuntary manslaughter in the mauling death of an elderly woman attacked by her 3 pit bulls. The crime commision did not propose legislation in the instance of injury leading to death , of which the issue of that criminality will be ruled upon in the Large trial. The commission chairman, Ken Stolle, said he would wait to see the outcome of that circuit court trial. At present, there is no law in Virginia to specify a particular offense by an owner whose dog(s) injure  a person. Lawmakers want to see if the judge, William Ledbetter Jr., finds that an involuntary manslaughter charge in this case is appropriate. The trial is set to go forward on December 20 where she faces 10 years.
Edward Houck, a senator in the Virginia General Assembly, said he plans to bring the proposals for a vote during next year’s legislative session. Houck is a Spotsylvania County representative where a dog owner, Deanna Large, pleaded "not guilty" to the felony charge of involuntary manslaughter in the mauling death of an elderly woman attacked by her 3 pit bulls. The crime commission did not propose legislation in the instance of injury leading to death ; the issue of that criminality will be left to the court. The crime commission chairman, Ken Stolle, said he would wait to see the outcome of the circuit court trial. At present, there is no law in Virginia to specify a particular offense by an owner whose dog(s) injure or kill a person. Lawmakers want to see if the judge, William Ledbetter Jr., finds that an involuntary manslaughter charge in the case of Large is appropriate. The trial is set to go forward on December 20 where she faces 10 years.
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