Kentucky Assault and Battery
Facing assault and battery charges in Kentucky? Taliaferro Law Firm can help. Our main service area includes Northern Kentucky, Covington, Florence, and Independence so you can find the defense attorney you need close to home.
Sometimes, we all find ourselves in situations we never predicted. From simple assault charges to aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, our experienced criminal defense attorney can help you plan a strong defense.
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The truth is, as people we all make mistakes. We react emotionally to the situations around us. Depending on how we react, we can get ourselves in a tough situation. Before you know it, you could be facing assault and battery charges.
Taliaferro Law represents the person, not the crime. Trust our attorneys to treat your confidential relationship with respect. Crimes don’t happen in a vacuum, and we use this perspective to take every factor into account when building your defense.
Assault and Battery Law in Kentucky
Whether or not you have a previous criminal record, facing charges like aggravated assault and aggravated battery can be intimidating. Though assault and battery are often linked, the two are actually two separate offenses with different consequences for each.
Battery and Criminal Charges
Battery involves intentional, nonconsensual contact with another person’s body. This means that the act does not actually have to cause harm or bruising, but has the intention to cause bodily harm. Offensive contact is enough to create a criminal charge.
There are also different types of battery:
Simple battery
Sexual battery
Domestic battery
Aggravated battery
From simple battery to aggravated battery, the charges and the consequences depend on the act itself, the intent, and the outcome. If the physical act caused serious injury, the consequences are stronger and change the felony status of the charge.
Assault and Criminal Charges
Unlike battery, an assault charge can be for intentional, wanton, or reckless harm. Wanton means an action was taken without regard for the consequences, and reckless means an action was taken without knowledge or understanding of the consequences.
There are also different types of assault, much like battery, such as
Simple assault
Verbal
Aggravated
Sexual
These labels affect the degrees of assault a person can be charged and also affect the class of the felony assigned. Another factor that can influence the charge and conviction of felony aggravated assault is the presence of a dangerous weapon.
Great bodily harm entails a more serious offense, but even behaving in a harmful or offensive manner can be enough to create reasonable fear and incur an assault occurs.
With so many factors influencing your charge and conviction, trust a defense attorney to navigate the maze for you and build your strongest defense.
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Assault and battery charges carry penalties and consequences from misdemeanor penalties, to changes in child custody, professional consequences, and more.
Contact Taliaferro law firm today to set up a free consultation for a criminal defense attorney. Our initial consultation will take into account
Circumstances of the act
Likely charges
Best approach for defense
We pride ourselves on building a strong attorney-client relationship, allowing you to tell your story so that we can build the strongest case possible. Our criminal defense lawyers are effective, compassionate, and ready to fight for you to create a favorable outcome.