During or after an altercation, it is not uncommon for someone to call the police. In some cases, if a physical altercation resulted in fear or injuries to another party, it is possible for criminal charges for assault or battery to result. If the incident occurred at...
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Assault And Battery
Man charged with assault after driving into crowd
It can be difficult to know why people carry out certain actions. Information can differ from source to source, and often, only those who were directly involved can know what happened. Of course, even then the details can differ. As a result, it is typically vital for...
Assaults on older people can result in different punishments
Those who strike another individual may be charged with assault and battery. People convicted of this crime can be sentenced to jail time and other serious punishments. This is especially true when older individuals are victimized. As people grow older they can be...
When self-defense is a valid defense to assault charges
There are, unfortunately, people in Florida who resort to violence to solve their differences. There are others who use violence as a way to rob others or intimidate them for other reasons. Generally, when people do use violence against others, they could be charged...
Potential penalties for assault and battery convictions
Assaults occur when people cause fear of physical harm and batteries occur when people actually physically harm another person. Assault and battery can vary in severity as well.As assaults and batteries become more severe, the potential consequences become more...
The different types of assault and battery charges
There are many different reasons that people get into arguments and there are many different ways that people resolve these disputes as well. They can resolve them civilly by talking through the issues, but sometimes people resort to other forms of dispute resolutions...