Assault and Battery Defense Attorney

Experienced Sebring Assault and Battery Defense Lawyer, Jennifer J. Powell, providing professional Assault / Battery Defense and other Criminal Defense Legal Services in Sebring, Avon Park, Wauchula, and all of Highlands County and Hardee County Florida.

Call 863.202.6008 to speak to Wauchula and Sebring Attorney, Jennifer J. Powell about your Assault or Battery Defense legal needs.

As an experienced and Central Florida Assault and Battery Defense Attorney, Jennifer J. Powell is committed to protecting the legal rights and of those who have been charged with an assault or batter crime.

Assault and battery are actually two separate crimes in the State of Florida:

• Assault: occurs when an action or a threat places someone in imminent fear of violence. Assault does not require physical contact.
  
  
• Battery: occurs when an individual intentionally touches or strikes another against their will.
  
  

For the prosecution to achieve a conviction for assault or battery crimes, they must prove that there was intent by the accused. While that may seem like it is extremely difficult for the prosecution to prove, there is another aspect included in the law that helps the prosecution. The perception of the alleged victim. Well that makes an assault or battery criminal case a little more interesting. Surely the alleged victim is going to say they perceived an immediate threat or that any physical contact, not matter how slight was intentional, in their mind.

Without the guidance and legal assistance of an experience Assault and battery Lawyer, you may be handing the prosecution a clear advantage in their goal to achieve a conviction.

Call 863.202.6008 to schedule a confidential legal consultation with Wauchula and Sebring Assault and Battery Defense Attorney, Jennifer J. Powell about your legal needs.