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When you intentionally touch someone, even slightly, it can qualify as a battery if it is unlawful and offensive. The fact that you acted on purpose is what matters to the law. For example, if you poke someone through their clothing or use an object like a stick to make contact, these ...
ADW on a Police Officer or Firefighter Assault with a deadly weaponis charged as a felony if: the alleged victim was a peace officer or firefighter, and you knew or reasonably should have known this.21 If the weapon is not a firearm, the prison sentence is three, four or five years....
Penal Code 242 PC -- The Crime of "Battery" California Penal Code § 242 PC defines the crime of simple battery as the “willful and unlawful use of force or violence” on another person (even if it does not cause injury or actual pain). Simple battery is a misdemeanor that carries ...
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