Can there be a civil attachment to a criminal conviction in the Virginia General District Court? Is it constitutional? Who would Benefit?

Question

Can there be a civil attachment to a criminal conviction in the Virginia General District Court? Is it constitutional? Who would Benefit?

Answer

If you mean to ask whether the victim of a crime can sue in civil court the defendant in a criminal case after the defendant has been convicted of the

crime in general district court, the answer is that s/he most assuredly can and

possibly recover a judgment for the losses which she or he has incurred

resulting from the defendant's crime.

And , yes, of course, it's constitutional and, hopefully, of benefit to the real victim(s) in the criminal case.