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Assault and Battery
Defense
Lakeland Assault and Battery Attorney
- Lawyer, providing professional
Assault, Battery,
and other
Criminal Defense legal services in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, and Polk County Florida.
 One of the most common criminal charges in the State of
Florida include assault and battery. While often referred to
as “Assault and Battery”, these are actually separate
criminal offenses.
Assault occurs when an action or a threat places someone in
imminent fear of a non-consensual touching. Assault does not
involve physical contact. Defense of assault charges
sometimes include self-defense, defense of others, and
defense of property.
Battery occurs when an individual performs an intentional
act of harmful or offensive touching of someone without
permission. The contact may be of an aggressive manor,
sexual action, or any other unwanted touching of another.
Accidental contact, no matter how severe, is not considered
battery. To be charged with battery, the person who was
physically harmed does not have to require medical
treatment.
Assault and battery crimes often occur as a result of the
escalation of a disagreement between two or more
individuals, in domestic disputes, or crimes of opportunity
such as theft, robbery, or confrontations relating to other
criminal activity.
As a law firm providing professional assault and battery
defense attorney & lawyer legal services, assisting
Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, and Polk County Florida
residents with the defense of assault and battery
charges, we utilize our experience to protect the legal rights
and freedoms of each of our criminal defense clients in an
effort to achieve the best possible resolution when facing
assault and battery criminal charges.
If you have have been arrested and/or charged with assault,
battery,
or other criminal offense, we urge you to seek the legal
advice of an experienced Lakeland assault and battery
attorney & lawyer. Contact
the
Law Office of
Robert B. Peddy,
P.A.,
at
(863) 646-1421 to schedule a confidential legal
consultation.
Depending upon the nature of the assault or battery, and
other special circumstances the charges may be considered
violent crimes, which may subject to the “Three Strikes Law”
which was adopted by the State of Florida in 1996. The
“Three Strikes Law” significantly increases the prison
sentences of persons convicted of felonies who have been
previously convicted of a violent crime or serious felony,
and limits the ability of these offenders to receive a
punishment other than a prison sentence.
There are also varying degrees of assault and battery
crimes based on the circumstances and the severity of
injuries which are caused. For example, weapons can elevate
the severity of the offense to aggravated assault or
battery.
When law enforcement investigates allegations of assault
and/or battery, many times the eyewitnesses may not have
seen beginning of the event in question, and report what
they observed, and who they perceived as the aggressor.
These witnesses are occasionally the reason for mistakenly
arresting the wrong person. This often leads to individuals
who was defending their self or protecting another being
arrested on charges of assault and battery.
When facing assault and battery criminal charges, let your voice be heard.
Contact
the
Law Office of
Robert B. Peddy, P.A.,
by calling
(863) 646-1421.
The
Law Office of
Robert B. Peddy, P.A.,
aggressively defends the legal rights of those
arrested or charged with assault, battery, or other
criminal offense in
Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, and the entire Polk
County Florida area.
 If
you require professional legal services regarding
assault and battery charges or
other Criminal Defense issues, be proactive
in protecting your legal
rights by seeking the legal advice of
an experienced
Lakeland Criminal Defense
Attorney
& Lawyer. Contact
the
Law Office of
Robert B. Peddy, P.A.,
by calling
(863) 646-1421.
Lakeland Assault and Battery Attorney
- Lawyer, providing professional
Assault, Battery,
and other
Criminal Defense legal services in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow, and Polk County Florida.
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