Licking County Criminal Defense Attorney
Licking County assault charges are serious violent crimes that could lead to heavy penalties. In addition to receiving a criminal record, if you are convicted of assault you could spend time in prison, have your guns taken away from you, get fired from your job and/or lose your professional license. Our firm will seek not only to have the charges against you thrown out, but also to have your good name restored.
There are two basic types of assault, common assault, and aggravated assault. According to the law in Ohio, a person can be charged with assault if the knowingly cause harm to another. Aggravated assault is assaulting someone with a deadly weapon. Misdemeanor assault can land you in jail for up to 180 days and carry with it a $1000 fine. If the assault is on a handicapped person, the jail term can by up to 5 years and the fine $10,000. Assault on or near school grounds on a teacher or administrator carries a 180-day sentence and $2,500 fine. If the assault is against a police officer, the prison term can be up to 5 years and a $10,000 fine.