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North Carolina takes a complex view of felony assault when assessing an alleged encounter between violent parties. Some courts may choose to quantify accusations of assault to charge a defendant with more damning consequences for their alleged behavior. Unfortunately, these qualifications can unbalance the scales of justice.
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Whether you’ve been charged with a misdemeanor or felony assault or battery, you should contact an experienced criminal defense attorney as quickly as possible for assistance in avoiding the heavy penalties you’re facing.
First and foremost, “assault” is not the same thing as “battery.” A person can be charged and convicted of assault without ever putting their hands on another person. In instances where you face charges of felony assault inflicting physical injury by strangulation, however, the lines between assault and battery begin to blur. Specifically, North Carolina classifies felony assault inflicting physical injury by strangulation as a Class H Felony. The state claims that to hold someone accountable for this charge, the prosecution must indicate that:
The other term that has to be defined in this definition is “physical injury.” In some assault cases, victims can claim emotional injury as evidence of assault. Here, however, serious bodily injuries allowing a victim to pursue a strangulation case must appear in General Statutes: Assault. This statute specifically states that serious injuries must put a victim at risk of death. More specifically, these injuries are classified by their serious permanently disfiguring qualities or the victim’s need for prolonged hospitalization. The state further elaborates on this definition in its statutes, stating that none of the following constitute serious injury:
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