Not every case will require legal representation, but when your freedom is at stake, it’s important to seek legal representation as soon as possible after an arrest. When you hire an attorney immediately following an arrest it gives them more time to investigate the incident, review evidence, and create a stronger defense. You don’t have to go through this challenging time alone.
At the Hines Law Firm, we understand what you’re going through. If you’re convicted of a battery charge, it can have a significant impact on your life. However, just because you’re facing battery charges doesn’t mean that you’ll be found guilty. If you hire a battery defense lawyer on our legal team, it can increase your chances of achieving the best possible outcome. Our attorneys will investigate the evidence against you and create the strongest possible defense. With an attorney from our legal team in your corner, you will not walk into a courtroom unprepared. Let the legal team at the Hines Law Firm help you fight for your freedom and negotiate with the prosecution on your behalf.
Simple battery. Simple battery is committed when a person intentionally makes physical contact of a provoking or insulting nature with another person or a person causes physical harm.
Battery. Battery is committed when a person intentionally causes visible harm or substantial physical harm to another person.
Aggravated battery. Aggravated battery occurs when a person maliciously causes bodily harm by seriously disfiguring the body of another, by rendering a member of another’s body useless, or by depriving a person of a member of their body.
Simple battery. This misdemeanor comes with a maximum fine of up to $1000 and up to one year in jail.
Battery. Penalties for battery include no less than ten days or more than one year in jail and a fine not to exceed more than $1,000 or both.
Aggravated battery. Penalties for aggravated battery include imprisonment of no less than a year and no more than twenty years.
Defenses for battery cases can include: