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  2. Battery (crime) - Wikipedia

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    Aggravated battery generally is seen as a serious offense of felony grade. Aggravated battery charges may occur when a battery causes serious bodily injury or permanent disfigurement. As a successor to the common law crime of mayhem , this is sometimes subsumed in the definition of assault .

  3. List of professional sportspeople convicted of crimes - Wikipedia

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    Felony aggravated battery, two counts of misdemeanor battery 3 years probation, 250 hours community service, anger management classes Canseco and his twin brother, Ozzie, were involved in a nightclub fight in Miami Beach on Halloween 2001 when Canseco was under contract with the Chicago White Sox. [193] Retired March 2003 (sentencing)

  4. Element (criminal law) - Wikipedia

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    In most common law jurisdictions, an element of a crime is one of a set of facts that must all be proven to convict a defendant of a crime. Before a court finds a defendant guilty of a criminal offense, the prosecution must present evidence that, even when opposed by any evidence the defense may choose, is credible and sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed ...

  5. Aggravation (law) - Wikipedia

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    Aggravated assault, for example, is usually differentiated from simple assault by the offender's intent (e.g., to murder or to rape), the extent of injury to the victim, or the use of a deadly weapon. An aggravating circumstance is a kind of attendant circumstance and the opposite of an extenuating or mitigating circumstance, which decreases guilt.

  6. Assault - Wikipedia

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    This offence is created by section 29(1)(c) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37), defined in terms of the common law offence. Racially or religiously aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm This offence is created by section 29(1)(b) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37), defined in terms of the common law offence. Assault ...

  7. Aggravated sexual assault - Wikipedia

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    In the state of Queensland, the offence of Aggravated Sexual Assault is more serious than that of Sexual Assault, and the sentence may be life imprisonment in the most serious cases. All sexual assault offences are defined by section 352 of the Criminal Code Act 1999 (Qld). There are a number of circumstances that "aggravate" a charge of sexual ...

  8. Aggravated felony - Wikipedia

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    an offense described in section 1962 of title 18 (relating to racketeer influenced corrupt organizations), or an offense described in section 1084 (if it is a second or subsequent offense) or 1955 of that title (relating to gambling offenses), for which a sentence of one year imprisonment or more may be imposed;

  9. Moore v. Madigan - Wikipedia

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    Moore v. Madigan (USDC 11-CV-405-WDS, 11-CV-03134; 7th Cir. 12–1269, 12–1788) is the common name for a pair of cases decided in 2013 by the U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, regarding the constitutionality of the State of Illinois' no-issue legislation and policy regarding the carry of concealed weapons.