Throwing a drink on someone can be called assault. Is that way too excessive of a charge? Why?
97744
Assault is assault whether you throw a drink or a fist at a person with the intent to hit them.  \n\nSo that is the charge, but I am sure the fact it was a drink will result in lighter sentencing than if it was a brick. \n\nNow stop throwing things at people.
976866
Verbal Abuse can be a form of ASSAULT.\n\nIt is not necessarily "Domestic Violence", per se, but it is a form of Abuse, and can be damaging to ones record.
461282
It would fall under verbal assault.  This isn't illegal (criminal), but it's civilly actionable.  I would suggest that if school isn't doing something about it, go to the local press.  Make a big stink.  Schools are really touchy about this kind of thing right now and would do anything to avoid a big public display of their failure to take proper care of children.
1011773
It is very seldom enforced, but it is called "Verbal Assault" and it can be prosecuted. It normally gets dropped for sake of other charges that are bigger. The best thing to do when someone is being verbally belligerent towards you is nothing. Give them no response at all and don't do anything for them. If they ask why, tell them. Sooner or later they get the hint or go somewhere else.
790326
Yes you can press charges for harassment 2nd. Being slapped across the face is not assault, unless she slapped you across the face with her closed fist (punched) or a blunt object that caused you physical damage, other then minor bruising.\n\nYou can press charges for that, but it is a lesser crime then destruction of property. If you do press charges and then change your mind later, the charges may or may not be dropped. This all depends on if the district attorney feels there is a case. You also can not force her to drop her charges against you. You can request that she does so, and agree to go to civil court, but again the district attorney still may not drop the charges against you. \n\nI believe you should be speaking to a lawyer more about this. If you can not afford one, you will be assigned a public defender.
362822
THERE WOULD JUST BE A FINE IMPOSED, 10 DAYS-JAIL TIME & 60 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPENDING ON STATE YOU RESIDE IN, POSSIBLY; MAYBE THE FAMILY MEMBER COULD/WOULD DROP THE CHARGES & JUST A FINE; AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IS PRETTY SERIOUS THOUGH..HOPE THINGS CAN BE WORKED OUT, MAYBE THE ASSAULTER NEEDS SOME COUNSELLING.
1024917
It is a crime. Why deny it. And it does cause damage. And willfully breaking a law is bad.
136124
Yes, By legal definition an assault is an act of attempting to hit someone. The battery is actually when it hits.
901779
If it is a mafia member yes it is an assault.
1028878
We all know laws are written vaugely & that they are so long & complex that reading one in full would probably kill more brain cells than main lining tequila. Sometimes they're vauge on purpose... meaning they can be interpreted situation to situation as appropriate, but still I know what you mean. If you have some proposal for more common sense in government I'd be happy to hear it.
546666
Depending on what the first one was meaning the charge.  It could be dropped to a wreckless Operation charge if the first one wasnt.  Other than that, you will probably spend some time, pay a fine and enter into some type of drug and alcohol counseling.  GET A GOOD ATTORNEY!
738032
I just wish somebody would define "sin".  The Bible does advise us against drinking too much - but is it a sin or just a really bad idea?  Of course, anything you do to hurt somebody else while intoxicated is wrong.  We do tend to hurt others when we drink too much, so I think that drinking too much leads to "sinning".  Perhaps drinking isn't wrong in itself, but drinking when you know that it has lead you to hurt others in the past is wrong.
1122604
Record an incident on video. Not sure what the laws are in your area but verbal abuse qualifies as assault here. Have the pissant thrown in jail.
926015
That's very broad, and the laws really vary from state to state.  But generally speaking, at least in many areas, the owner of a bar is liable of they "knowingly" serve alcohol to someone who is "obviously/visibly intoxicated" and that person proceeds to injure someone.  The difficulty is proving the bartender should have known this guy was so intoxicated; it hinges a lot upon eye witnesses and other factors such as BAL.  Many plaintiff attorneys will argue that if the BAL was X%, then he must have been obviously intoxicated.  Expert testimony is also often a huge part of a trial.  Ex: If this person was plasterd, wobblin around and they served him another drink and then this person subsequently left the bar and on his way home swerved and killed someone, the estate or family of the deceased could sue the bar, if they could prove the above facts.\n\nThat's the general shtick.  I could go into much more, but hope this get's what you're looking for.
346924
Was it a related charge?  ie 1st degree murder to 2nd degree murder?  Then there's no material change in the charges and it can proceed.  If they went from shoplifting to assault and battery though they'd have to give time to prepare a defense to that since that was not the orginial charge.
441544
That woud depend on the statutory law of the state where the assault took place.  Many state woould still try the pesron as an adult depending on the law and the person's age.
746730
No, just having an accident, even if it is your fault, is not a crime. It is a civil tort. That means you may or may not be held responsible for your actions in a civil court.\n\nIf you were drinking, then it could be a felony.\n\nIf you were breaking another law (like fleeing from the police) when the accident  happened, then it could be a felony.