Assault and Battery | Los Angeles Assault and Battery Attorney

ASSAULT AND BATTERY

Aggravated Assault • Sexual Battery
Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney
California Criminal Lawyer

Assault and Battery crimes are taken seriously in California and carry harsh penalties.

Assault is “the unlawful attempt to violently injure another person.” Threats and attempts to physically injure someone qualify as an assault.

Battery is “unwanted touching or striking of another person, or anything connected to that person.” Battery is a willful violent act which causes physical harm.

CALIFORNIA ASSAULT AND BATTERY LAWS
Assault and Battery cases range from simple confrontations and bar fights to domestic violence and assault and battery with a deadly weapon. Under California criminal law, charges for these offenses range from misdemeanors to felonies, and include:

Assault: (simple Assault) an unlawful attempt, coupled with present ability to commit a violent injury upon another person. Can only be charged as a misdemeanor.
Sexual assault and battery: unwanted sexual contact in which the victim did not consent to the act. This is one of the more serious crimes because you’ll not only face county jail or state prison; you’ll become a registered sex offender for life.
Assault on a police officer: an unlawful attempt to commit a violent injury upon a police office, firefighter, EMT, or code enforcement officer.
Assault with a Deadly Weapon: using a weapon (other than a firearm) of any kind by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (GBI). Can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony. A conviction for this offense may be considered a 'Strike” under the California Three Strikes Law. Use of a car as a deadly weapon could mean lifetime revocation of your California Driver’s License.
Assault with a firearm: an assault on another person with a firearm. Can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony.
Battery (simple Battery): willful and unlawful use of force or violence against another person. Can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony.
Battery with Injury: when a battery is committed against another person and serious bodily injury occurs the battery can be charged either as a misdemeanor or felony.
Battery on a police officer: intentional and unlawful touching, striking, or hitting of a police officer.
Domestic Violence: corporal bodily injury to a family member or a party one has been living with, resulting in a traumatic condition.
Mayhem: disabling or disfiguring a victim’s body part such as a cut lip, injured eye, bitten ear, etc. Charged as a felony.
Torture: causing cruel or extreme pain or suffering by inflicting great bodily injury.

THE CONSEQUENCES ARE SERIOUS
Whether you’re convicted of a misdemeanor or felony assault or battery, you could face any or all of the following:

County jail or state prison time
A permanent criminal record
Significant fines
Probation
Parole
Mandatory anger management classes
Losing your right to own a deadly weapon
Being turned down for employment after you’re released
Lifetime revocation of your California Driver’s License

Assault and battery convictions can be charged as "Strikes” in California and fall under the Three Strikes Law. This means your sentencing will be worse if you had prior assault and battery convictions (or any other convictions such as drug or weapons possession); or you were on probation or parole at the time of the crime. A convicted felon with a prior strike will face a doubled prison sentence for any future strike convictions.

Plus, any conditions that might make the assault and battery crime worse, such as torture or use of a gun, will elevate the punishment.

EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS ARE CRITICAL
If you’ve been accused or charged with assault and battery, you may able to plea self defense or lack of intent. Your case may even be dismissed depending on the evidence. But the only way you can explore these possibilities is by hiring an experienced attorney with extensive knowledge of the complex California assault and battery laws.

At the offices of Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney Stephen G. Rodriguez, we specialize in criminal law. We know what it takes to win these cases. We will thoroughly investigate and examine all the facts related to your assault and battery case, gather all evidence that supports your defense, and work to ensure that your defense rests on solid facts.

Contact us now for a free, confidential evaluation of your case.

Law Offices of Stephen G. Rodriguez
633 West 5th Street
26th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071

Telephone
(213) 223-2173

Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys Stephen G. Rodriguez and Associates represent clients in the Los Angeles county area, which include, Airport Courthouse, Alhambra Superior Court, Antelope Valley Court, Bellflower/Cerritos Courthouse, Beverly Hills Court, Burbank Courthouse, Catalina Courthouse, Central Arraignment Court, Central Civil West Courthouse, Chatsworth Court, Criminal Courts Building/Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, Compton Superior Court, Culver City Court, David V. Kenyon Juvenile Justice Center, Downey Courthouse, Eastlake Juvenile Court, East Los Angeles Court, El Monte Courthouse, Glendale Courthouse, Hollywood Court, Inglewood Courthouse, Inglewood Juvenile Courthouse, Long Beach Superior Court, Los Padrinos Juvenile Courthouse, Central District Court (Downtown Los Angeles Federal Court), Malibu Court, Mental Health Courthouse, Metropolitan Courthouse, Norwalk Superior Court, Pasadena Superior Court, Pomona Courthouse North, Pomona Courthouse South, Redondo Beach Courthouse, San Fernando Court, San Pedro Court, San Pedro Courthouse Annex, Santa Clarita Court, Santa Monica Court, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Sylmar Juvenile Court, Torrance Superior Court, Van Nuys Courthouse East, Van Nuys Courthouse West, West Covina/Citrus Court, West Los Angeles Court, and Whittier Superior Court.

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Aggravated Assault • Sexual Battery Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Aggravated Assault • Sexual Battery
Assault with a Deadly Weapon