Boca Raton Criminal Defense Attorneys

Assault and Battery

Assault and battery is a criminal offense that is committed when one individual attacks another individual.  While assault and battery is a violent crime that is commonly combined, assault is a separate crime from battery. 

Assault is committed when an individual acts in a way or manner which may cause another individual to think that he or she will be harmed.  The individual who feels threatened must know that the other individual has the means to physically cause harm or the ability to cause harm.  In essence, assault is the crime of threatening to use violence against another person, verbally and/or non-verbally.   Battery is much different.  When an individual commits battery, he or she will actually harm another person.  This harm may range from outright acts of violence such as punching, kicking or using a weapon or may just be offense touching that is considered harmful. 

The reason that assault and battery are commonly lumped together is that people usually have intent (assault) first and then cause actual physical harm (battery) second.   When people have been charged with a violent crime like assault and battery, it is very important that they have a good lawyer on their sides.  If convicted of assault and battery in Florida, people will most likely have to serve some jail time along with incurring other types of legal penalties.  For this reason, people will need to do all that they can to fight their charges.

Protect Yourself, Hire an Assault and Battery Lawyer

Anytime people have been charged with assault and battery, they will need immediate representation from a criminal defense attorney or else they stand a great chance of being convicted.  The Orner Law Firm knows that when people hire violent crime defense lawyers, they are far more likely to avoid conviction and move on with their lives. 

Contact the Assault and Battery Defense Lawyers at The Orner Law Firm

People should know that assault and battery charges demand serious defense tactics.  If you have been charged with assault and battery in South Florida, contact the Boca Raton violent crime attorneys at The Orner Law Firm today!