Keeping your cool in difficult situations can be hard in Tulsa, Oklahoma, especially if someone else has provoked you.
However, if you get charged with assault and battery in Oklahoma, you may find that harming another person wasn’t worth all the legal and financial consequences that followed.
Understanding Assault and Battery Charges
Under Oklahoma law and in Tulsa, assault is defined as a willful and unlawful attempt or offer with force or violence to do corporal hurt to another. The crime of assault does not require that you actually hurt another person–just that you try.
Battery, though, is any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. Therefore, a battery charge requires that you actually harmed another person.
Although each crime has a separate definition, they are usually charged and prosecuted together. In fact, anyone who commits battery almost always commits assault.
Penalties for Assault and Battery in Oklahoma
A guilty conviction of assault in Tulsa will result in a misdemeanor and up to 30 days in county jail.
A conviction under an assault and battery in Oklahoma charge is also a misdemeanor, but may result in up to a 90 day jail sentence.
Both crimes carry hundreds of dollars in fines.
Free Consultation: Tulsa Assault and Battery Defense Lawyer
A charge of assault and battery in Oklahoma can result in jail time and fines.
If you or someone you know is faced with this charge, please contact a Tulsa criminal defense attorney to discuss your available legal options.
Consult with an experienced attorney at The Wirth Law Office – Tulsa, call today at (918) 913-0725, or call toll-free at 1-(888) 447-7262.
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