Don Waggoner Law, P.A.

Aggravated Assault & Battery

Assault and Battery are two different offenses. Assault merely requires an intent to cause bodily harm to someone and that they have a legitimate fear that you are about to do so. Battery requires that you intend to cause bodily harm to someone and that you actually do so. The harm can be merely an unwanted touching. These two charges are usually misdemeanors, but can become felonies if the assault or battery is aggravated in some way. The two charges are frequently associated with domestic violence.

Maximum Penalties include:

Assault (simple):	60 days jail, 6 months probation, $500.00 fine - 2nd degree misdemeanor
Aggravated Assault:	5 years in prison, 5 years probation, $5,000.00 fine - 3rd degree felony - if a firearm is used, it carries a 3 year minimum mandatory (day for day) prison sentence - this crime requires the use of a deadly weapon or the threat to use one
Battery (simple):	1 year in jail, 1 year probation, $1000.00 fine
Aggravated Battery:	15 years prison, 15 years probation, $10,000.00 fine - 2nd degree Felony - if a firearm is used, it may carry either a 10 or 20 year minimum mandatory (day for day) prison sentence. First offenders frequently receive diversion or probation for misdemeanors and would have to attend a 26 week batterer's intervention class.

If you have been charged with either Assault or Battery, call Kissimmee and Orlando Lawyer Don Waggoner as soon as possible. The sooner you contact me, the sooner I can begin work on your case. In some cases, early intervention by Attorney Don Waggoner can prevent charges from being filed at all.

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Contact Information
Phone: (407) 846-8008

Questions I Will Answer At Your Consultation:

- What defenses do I have?

- What are my options?

- I’m a first time offender, what am I looking at?

- Will I go to jail?

- What effect will this have on my record, my employment, or my driver’s license?

Should You Hire a Lawyer or Bond Out First?

Hire the lawyer first. He might be able to get your bond lowered and he is much more important to you in the case than the bondsman is.

Save the bond money for your attorney. Your attorney does not want to leave you in jail. Your attorney will be there to help you seek a lower bond, and then to advocate and fight for your innocence and freedom. If you do get convicted, only your attorney will be there to fight for a lower sentence. Only your attorney will listen to your side of the story and present it in your defense in court.

And you won’t be able to afford an attorney if you spend all or most of your money on the bondsman.

Don Waggoner Law, PA, represents criminal clients in Orlando, Kissimmee, Winter Park, Ocoee, Apopka, Sanford, , Viera, Bartow, Deland. He is available throughout Florida on a case by case basis. Call for a free consultation!

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