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Westland Criminal Laws Provide for Serious Punishment for Assault

If you are charged with an assault crime, you need to hire a Westland criminal law firm immediately.  Even something that seems somewhat minor—like an argument in a bar that got a little too rowdy or a few broken dishes during a heated argument with your significant other—can end up creating serious legal consequences for you.

Westland Criminal Law Penalties

Assault and Battery

• This is a misdemeanor and conviction carries up to 93 days in jail and up to $500 in fines.

Aggravated Assault

• This is also a misdemeanor charge for an assault that happened without a weapon but still caused serious injuries.  Conviction carries up to one year in jail and up to $1000 in fines.

Assault with Intent to Maim

• This is a felony where the perpetrator intends to destroy or remove a portion of a person’s face or body.  Conviction carries up to ten years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines.

Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm

• This is a felony where the perpetrator intends to cause great bodily harm but not murder.  Conviction carries up to ten years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines.

Assault with Intent to Commit Murder

• This is a serious felony.  Conviction may carry a life sentence.

Assault with Intent to Rob and Steal

• This is a felony whether the perpetrator brandishes a weapon or not.  If the perpetrator is convicted without a weapon, the conviction carries up to 15 years in prison.  If the crime involves a weapon, conviction may carry a life sentence as a Westland criminal law offense. 

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