Assault And Battery
California criminal defense attorney Thomas Wallin specializes in Los Angeles Assault and Battery cases. Call Thomas Wallin today at 1-866-857-5900, if you need an Assault and Battery Lawyer. A battery (Penal Code '243) is the willful use of force or violence against another person. This means, any physical contact with another person, to which that other person has not consented. An assault (Penal Code '240) is an attempt at a battery. Penal Code ‘243 defines a battery as “contact with another person to which that other person has not consented.” However, there are exceptions to a battery charge. So stop a moment and consider that if you are charged with a battery and think "Well, I did touch the victim, and the victim did not consent to that, so I must be guilty," think again. California criminal defense lawyer Thomas Wallin has had success in having such charges either reduced or sometimes dismissed, even when a client is alleged to have "assaulted" someone.
It starts with your actions. Consider your case thoroughly. Did the alleged “victim” provoke you in any way? At the time of the alleged assault or battery, “Were you in any way trying to protect yourself or anyone else?” At the time, did you apply any physical force to the victim? Was your action in any way accidental? These questions and more will provide your California criminal defense lawyer with a legal defense strategy that can create wining strategy in the courtroom.
If you hire California criminal defense attorney Thomas Wallin, these circumstances and others can often allow for one of the following options: (1) an extremely light sentence, allowing you to keep your job, stay out of custody and resume your normal life; (2) a reduction in the charge to a misdemeanor or an infraction (which is much like a traffic ticket and avoids any misdemeanor appearing on your record); or (3) at best, a dismissal of such charges, removing altogether any potential blemish upon your criminal record.
When you are faced with a charge of battery or assault in California, you should contact criminal defense lawyer Thomas Wallin immediately. Mr. Wallin will work through the legal system to reduce or eliminate the charges against you. Every case has circumstantial evidence that provides an explanation to the District Attorney (the prosecutor). Your actions could explain limited involvement in situations, or determine non-responsibility for actions or injuries. Providing this information to the District Attorney, the prosecutor, before charges are filed in the case may mitigate the case with an outcome of no charges being filed resulting in a dismissal of the case. Mr. Wallin has successfully defended many clients and allowed them to resume their lives without a criminal record of an assault or battery charge impacting current and future employment opportunities.
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