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Assault and Battery

If you have threatened another person in a physically intimidating manner, you have assaulted them. It doesn’t matter if you have actually injured them or not. If you did, however, attack them and harm them, then you committed the additional crime of battery. Fortunately, these cases are rarely the fault of just one person, but instead are the result of a mutual conflict –a fact your Orlando criminal attorney can use to minimize the charges against you.

If you have no prior convictions and the other person was not seriously injured, the charges against you will likely be only a misdemeanor. Even so, you will still require the help of an experienced Orlando criminal lawyer to help defend you, as these penalties can still add up quickly. Misdemeanor assault and battery charges can result in up to a year in jail, loss of driving privileges, community service and fines.

Our Orlando Criminal Attorney Will Fight Both Misdemeanor and Felony Charges

Regardless of whether the charges are misdemeanor or felonies though, there is a lot of leeway for your Orlando criminal attorney to negotiate for the charges to be reduced or dropped. If the police officer cannot explain why he chose one person to be the victim over the other, there is no reason the non-victim should be punished for a fight he was equally responsible for. If the main witnesses in the case are friends of the victim, your Orlando criminal lawyer may be able to demonstrate that they are exaggerating your role in the confrontation to punish you and keep their friend out of trouble.

Even if you were largely responsible for the crime, your attorney can still work to have the sentencing reduced in exchange for your agreement to take part in anger management therapy. If you were drunk or under the influence of drugs at the time of the fight, then he may instead work to have you entered in a substance abuse program.

Whatever your specific situation, it pays to immediately contact a skilled lawyer from The Law Office of The Orlando Criminal Attorney when you have been accused of assault and battery. Contact us today.