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In the United States, criminal battery, or simple battery, is the use of force against another, resulting in harmful or offensive contact, including sexual contact. [12] At common law, simple battery is a misdemeanor. The prosecutor must prove all three elements beyond a reasonable doubt: an unlawful application of force; to the person of another
Three people were arrested, one of them a Georgia Tech student. [13] They were charged with "inciting a riot and battery of an officer." [20] In the following weeks three more people were arrested for "misdemeanor obstruction of law enforcement." [23] Schultz's parents appealed for calm. [24]
Battery is aggravated when using a weapon or dangerous object, when it results in disfigurement or serious physical injury. Assault and battery are classified as aggravated when directed towards a person with special status such as a law enforcement officer or elderly person. Assault becomes aggravated given the intention to murder or rape.
Georgia football wide receiver Colbie Young was arrested early Tuesday morning on misdemeanor charges of assault on an unborn child and battery.. The Miami transfer was arrested by Athens Clarke ...
Another Georgia wide receiver, Colbie Young, is suspended indefinitely after being arrested Oct. 8 on misdemeanor charges of battery and assault on an unborn child.
Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young was arrested early Tuesday morning on misdemeanor charges of battery and assault on an unborn child. Young posted bond Tuesday afternoon.
Simple assault is a class A misdemeanor, but if physical contact occurs, the offense is a class D felony. If a deadly weapon is used or bodily injury is inflicted, it is a class C felony. [1] Threatening the government officials of the United States, particularly law enforcement officers, can in some cases fall under this statute. [2]
This is a list of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States.The listing documents the date the incident resulting in conviction occurred, the date the officer(s) was convicted, the name of the officer(s), and a brief description of the original occurrence making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or ...