Assault & Battery Lawyers
Offices across the USA including Birmingham, Alabama
Although tort law separates these two terms, under criminal law, assault and battery are considered a single offense wherein a person threatens immediate physical violence of which the person is immediately capable and that threat creates a well-founded fear of violence in the other person.
Consequences for a conviction on the charge of Assault and Battery include:
- Imprisonment or jail term
- Probation or parole
- Mandatory anger management class
- Significant fines
- Loss of the right to own a deadly weapon
- Other
Defenses for Assault and Battery may potentially include:
- Showing motivation by defense of self / others / property
- Showing insufficient evidence
- Proving factual innocence
- Proving threat was not practicable or fear unfounded
- Other
Our Criminal Case page provides more information on the following:
- Why you may receive a stiffer sentence
- What you can do to improve the outcome of your case
- What The Cochran Firm can do to help you
