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How long do you face in jail if it's an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon?
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And it won't be jail. Jail is for sentences less than 1 year. Anything over that time is done in prison (though some prison sentences are less than a year, but no jail sentences will be more than a year.
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What is the difference between simple assault and aggravated assault, in a court of law?
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Simple Assault - willfully causing bodily injury to another (includes pain) or negligently causing bodily injury by means of a weapon Aggravated Assault - willfully causes serious bodily injury (broken bones, serious permanent disfigurement, substant
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What is the penalty for aggravated assault??????
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It depends on intent, if there was a weapon or object used (brass knuckles or other hard object to hit with) - some assaults are misdemeanors, some are felonious. My husband was just the victim of an assault and I'm researching this too. In my state
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