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Under the laws of New York State, the definition of Assault means that a person is accused of hitting, slapping, biting, pinching, kicking, poking, pushing or verbally threatening another person. Other states generally call these types of crimes "battery" or "assault and battery." If an assault weapon is used or serious injury results from the contact, aggravated assault can be charged.
If you have been charged with an Assault related offense in Nassau County, Suffolk County, Queens County, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York County (Manhattan), or the Bronx County, contact an experienced criminal defense attorney at the Law Firm of Michael A. Arbeit, P.C. immediately.
In order to be charged with an Assault offense in New York State, the alleged offender must have a certain mental state or culpability to commit the assault. This means if the alleged offender accidentally caused injury to another person, they will not likely be charged with a criminal offense.
Intentionally – An individual acts intentionally if they have the conscious objective to cause the result of their assaultive conduct or to engage in such assaultive conduct.
Knowingly – An individual acts knowingly or with knowledge if they are aware the conduct is of an assaultive nature or that the assaultive circumstance exists.
Recklessly – An individual acts recklessly if they are aware of and consciously disregard a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the result of the conduct will occur or they consciously disregard that that the circumstance exists. The conduct must be an extreme deviation from the standard of conduct a reasonable person in the same situation would exhibit.
Criminal Negligence – An individual acts with criminal negligence if they fail to perceive a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the result of the assaultive conduct will occur or that the possibility even exists. The risk must be of such nature that failing to perceive the risk constitutes a gross deviation from a reasonable person’s standard of care in the same situation.
§ 120.00 Assault in the third degree.
§ 120.01 Reckless assault of a child by a child day care provider.
§ 120.02 Reckless assault of a child.
§ 120.03 Vehicular assault in the second degree.
§ 120.04 Vehicular assault in the first degree.
§ 120.04-a Aggravated vehicular assault.
§ 120.05 Assault in the second degree.
is performing an assigned duty.
the actor is more than ten years younger than such person.
§ 120.06 Gang assault in the second degree.
§ 120.07 Gang assault in the first degree.
§ 120.08 Assault on a peace officer, police officer, fireman or emergency medical services professional.
§ 120.09 Assault on a judge.
§ 120.11 Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer.
§ 120.12 Aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old.
If you have been arrested for an assault as a result of a bar fight or defending your girlfriend at the movie theatre from an unwanted advance by another, call the Law Firm of Michael A. Arbeit, P.C. today for a free and confidential consultation. The police have a saying that "the winner of the fight gets arrested and goes to jail and the loser of the fight goes to the hospital." A person has the right to defend themselves and ofter a valid claim of Self Defense will get the initial charges greatly reduced or even dismissed prior to trial if presented the right way to the district attorney's office.

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