ASSUALT & BATTERY LAWYER IN CALIFORNIA HELPS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED IN AN ATTACK
Assault and battery charges can arise under a wide variety of circumstances, ranging from bar fights to assaults involving a deadly weapon or a car and can leave its victims with serious and even deadly injuries. Resulting injuries from an attack can include brain trauma, head injuries, spinal cord injuries and broken bones. If you or a loved one has been the victim of an assault and battery attack, you should seek legal counsel to know your rights as you may be entitled to monetary compensation (known as damages). Assault & battery are technically two separate crimes but they often occur at the same time and, as a result, are typically prosecuted together. Assault involves the act of threatening to hurt or injure someone, whereas battery refers to the actual act of violence itself. In most states, an assault & battery is committed when one person 1) tries to or does physically strike another, or 2) acts in a threatening manner to put another in fear of immediate harm. Both assault and battery are taken very seriously in a court of law and carry harsh penalties including jail time and more. Many states declare that a more serious or "aggravated" assault/battery occurs when one 1) tries to or does cause severe injury to another, or 2) causes injury through use of a deadly weapon. There is no defense for provocation in the case of assault and battery. Words alone, no matter how insulting or provocative, do not justify an assault or battery against the person who utters the words and cannot be used in a legal defense. If you or a loved one has been the victim of an assault and battery attack in California, please call our law offices for a free consultation at 1-800-ALAWPRO (1-800-252-9776).
