Assault in the First Degree

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Assault in the first degree Assault is a physical attack on someone without the person’s consent. In most cases, assault is a result of a fight or other dispute that rise to some level of violence. In a mutual fight, the first person to report to the police is usually not charged, and in most cases, the person who did not start the fight is usually charged in Maryland. Assault is a serious case in Maryland and it has a serious penalties, with that, one needs a experienced lawyer who can challenge the evidence and argue that the case does not warrant the penalties so that the charge amount can be reduce or the case might be dismissed. A person is guilty of assault if he or she causes a serious physical damage on the victim. Serious physical injury means physical injury that causes serious or permanent disfigurement, serious impairment of health or loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily organ or lime and that creates a reasonable risk of death. The purpose of this paper is to research on the background of assault in Maryland, give details and examples of assault crimes and how assault is handled at each stage of Criminal Justice. In Maryland Assault is defined as “an attempt to touch someone else without their consent” (Maryland Assault Defenses). In order words, touching in the sense that they threaten, punch, or hit someone with a weapon. First degree assault is defined as causing, or attempting to cause a serious physical injury to another person. A person who committed a first degree assault has committed a felony and can be sentenced to 25 years imprisonment (Maryland Criminal Code, section 3-202). Anyone who attempt to committee assault and fails is still face with ... ... middle of paper ... ... 2014. . Shapira, Ian. "Girl sentenced to juvenile facility for assaulting autistic boy in Southern Maryland." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2014. Web. 1 May 2014. . Renner , Lindsay. "Two charged in robbery, stabbing in Indian Head." . Southern Maryland Newspapers Online, 30 Apr. 2014. Web. 1 May 2014. . Murray, Seth . "Mordern Self Defense Training." . VIA POTENTIALS, 4 Apr. 2012. Web. 1 May 2014. .

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