Long Beach Battery Defense Lawyers
The dedicated Long Beach violent crime defense attorneys at the Law Firm of Joseph Hawkins Low IV have a successful track record of defending clients accused of committing serious violent crimes, including battery and aggravated battery. If you are facing physical battery charges you should contact an experienced California battery defense attorney from the Law Firm of Joseph Hawkins Low IV immediately to secure superior legal representation and advice. Call today to set up a free initial consultation with Mr. Low regarding your criminal battery case.
The general definition of battery is: "using physical force with the intent of harming a person." Although the harm must be intentional to be considered battery, the injury does not need to be physical to be in violation of the law. Emotional, financial, and verbal abuse may also constitute battery in many situations. Listed below are some examples of crimes that are considered battery in California:
- Harassing
- Intimidation
- Poisoning
- Sexual abuse
- Spitting at an individual
- Threatening
- Unwanted touching
For one individual to press charges against another individual for battery there need only be a small amount of harm inflicted for an arrest to be made. Depending upon the circumstances, battery may be charged as a felony or misdemeanor, and in severe cases where there the victim has sustained serious bodily injury a conviction may result as a strike on the attacker's criminal record.
If you have been charged with battery, you are facing serious legal consequences that may include monetary fines, a prison term, a jail sentence, and/or probation or parole. According to California Penal Code Section 243 (a) "any person who is convicted of battery may be forced to pay up to $2,000 in monetary fines and may be imprisoned for a term of up to six months. In situations where "serious bodily injury" resulted from the battery the convicted person may have to pay a fine of up to $10,000 and may be incarcerated for four years."
As you can see, a battery conviction carries with it severe penalties that will negatively affect all aspects of your life, including your freedom. At the Law Firm of Joseph Hawkins Low IV, our California violent criminal defense attorneys will work diligently to provide you with outstanding legal representation and advice. It is our goal to keep our clients out of jail, have their charges lessened, or receive for them an alternative to jail. Your future relies on your choice of defense attorneys, so contact the Law Firm of Joseph Hawkins Low IV today to find out how we can help you.
