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How Assault Charges Become Aggravated Assault Charges
Posted By The Law Office of Samuel R. Terry, P.C.Texas law considers simple assault any action that attempts to physically harm another person, or actually does so. While this is a serious criminal charge that can lead to extensive jail time, high fines paid to the state, and restitution paid to the victim, matters for the accused will be even worse if they are charged with aggravated assault . How does this escalation occur? There are two ...Continue Reading -
Can I Be Charged with Assault if I Didn't Touch the Victim?
Posted By Fort Worth Criminal Defense LawyerWhen most people hear the word assault , they associate it with the physical attack of one person by another person. While it is true that when one person deliberately or purposefully causes bodily harm to another person he or she is committing assault, and usually assault & battery, it is not the only way in which a person can commit an assault. If you threaten another person with physical harm ...Continue Reading
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