Arrested on Assault Charges
An assault is an unlawful attempt, coupled with a present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another. California law criminalizes assault, which is defined in Penal Code section 240 as an unlawful attempt to commit a violent injury on a person coupled with the present ability to do so. If you … Read more
Class 3 misdemeanor assaults involve touching another person with the intent to injure or provoke. This carries a maximum sentence of 30 days in jail, a $500 fine, and up to 12 months of probation. Class 2 misdemeanor assaults involve the threat of inflicting physical injury. This type of misdemeanor has a maximum sentence of … Read more
Assault in the First Degree: Crime and Penalties. Arkansas classifies first-degree assault as a Class A misdemeanor, which carries up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine. Arrest Records By County – Arkansas (AR) Baxter Benton Boone Columbia Craighead Crittenden Cross Faulkner Garland Greene Hempstead Howard Jefferson Johnson Lonoke Madison Marion Mississippi Monroe … Read more
The best advice for assault victims is to seek medical attention and treatment. The next step would be to contact the police as soon as possible. The victim will need to recall every detail regarding the assault. A detailed description of the perpetrator is crucial. In many cases, legal counsel will be necessary, even for … Read more
Assault generally includes battery although assault and battery are separate crimes. A sexual assault is any act which intentionally or recklessly causes another person to apprehend immediate unlawful violence. An sexual assault can be committed without touching another person. The act must be a hostile one. An assault can be committed recklessly where the accused … Read more
Statistics show that the number of cases of sexual violence in the United States is constantly growing. Every year, more than a thousand such cases are never registered, because most of the victims become so scared, indecisive, and in some cases so concerned about the trauma that they never go to court. Remember that sexual … Read more