Assault
Cases, charges, and law related to assaults in California
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Stalking with Threats
Read more: Stalking with ThreatsStalking is the act of willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly following or harassing a victim.
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Child Abuse, California Penal Code 273a
Read more: Child Abuse, California Penal Code 273aThere are a number of different statutes that define Child Abuse in California. California Penal Code (CPC) 273a(a) and 273a(b) are two of the most commonly charged. They can be charged as felonies, and because children are involved, courts, prosecutors, and juries take these crimes very seriously.
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Criminal Threats, PC 422
Read more: Criminal Threats, PC 422Criminal Threats are one of the more difficult crimes to discuss in California. It is a serious (but non-violent) strike as a felony, but can also ‘wobble’ down to a misdemeanor in less serious instances. Just making a threat is not necessarily enough to rise to the level of a Criminal Threat, there are some…
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Domestic Battery, PC 243(e)(1)
Read more: Domestic Battery, PC 243(e)(1)Domestic Battery, a common crime that falls under “Domestic Violence” in California, occurs when a battery is committed against the parent of the accused child, a person whom the accused is living with or “cohabiting” with, a former spouse, fiancé, or a person whom the accused is dating.
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Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Read more: Assault with a Deadly WeaponIn California, Penal Code §245(A)(1) is the law that defines an assault with a deadly weapon. That could mean an assault with a firearm, knife, a metal object(s) like a pipe, or a car, to name just a few. The law includes any instrument that by their nature or use are likely to cause great…
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Robbery
Read more: RobberyRobbery is the crime that is committed when someone takes property that does not belong to them from another person or from their immediate presence against that person’s will. This can be accomplished using either force or fear. Furthermore, the intention to take someone’s property by force or fear must be formed before actually taking…
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