Ventura Assault and Battery

Ventura County Assault and Battery crimes are prosecuted very seriously in California and convictions are going to bring you severe penalties.

Ventura Assault – Assault is defined by the State of California as “the unlawful attempt to violently injure another person.” If someone threatens or attempts to physically injure/harm someone, this will qualify as an assault.

Ventura Battery - Battery is defined by the State of California as an “unwanted touching or striking of another person, or anything connected to that person.” Battery is a willful/intended violent act which causes physical harm to another.

Ventura, CALIFORNIA ASSAULT AND BATTERY LAWS

Ventura Assault and Battery cases will range from simple confrontations between individuals, including bar fights up to domestic violence and assault and battery with a deadly weapon. Under California criminal law, assault and battery charges for these offenses range from misdemeanors to felonies, and include the following potential charges/penalties:

Assault: (a simple Assault) is defined as an unlawful attempt, coupled with the present ability to commit a violent injury upon another person. This can only be charged as a misdemeanor.

Sexual assault and battery: This is unwanted sexual contact in which the victim did not consent to the sexual act. This is one of the more serious crimes because you will not only face county jail or state prison, but you will become a registered sex offender for life.

Assault on a police officer: This is an unlawful attempt to commit a violent injury upon a police office, firefighter, EMT, or code enforcement officer.

Assault with a Deadly Weapon: This is using a weapon (other than a firearm) of any kind and using it by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (GBI). This act can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony. A conviction for this offense may be considered a 'Strike” under the California

Three Strikes Law and is not to be taken lightly. If one uses a car as a deadly weapon, this could mean lifetime revocation of your California Driver’s License.

Assault with a firearm: This is an assault on another person with a firearm and can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony.

Battery (a simple Battery): This is the willful and unlawful use of force or violence against another person. This can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony.

Battery with Injury: This is when there is a battery committed against another person and serious bodily injury occurs. The battery can be charged either as a misdemeanor or felony.

Battery on a police officer: This is the intentional and unlawful touching, striking, or hitting of a police officer.

Domestic Violence: This is corporal bodily injury to a family member or a party that one has been living with them that resultis in a traumatic condition.

Mayhem: This is the act of disabling or disfiguring a victim’s body part such as a cut lip, injured eye, bitten ear, etc. and is charged as a felony.

Torture: This is the act of causing cruel or extreme pain or suffering by inflicting great bodily injury.

The Consequences of these acts are very serious!

Whether you are convicted of a Ventura misdemeanor or felony assault or battery, you could face any or all of the following court rulings:

• Doing time in Ventura County jail or California state prison

• You will have a permanent criminal record

• You may have significant fines

• Your may have probation

• You may have parole

• You might facr mandatory anger management classes

• You risk losing your right to own a deadly weapon

• You may be turned down for employment after you’re released

• You might have a lifetime revocation of your California Driver’s License