Detroit & Michigan Assault & Battery Defense Lawyer
If you have been arrested and charged with Assault or Assault & Battery you need an experienced and aggressive Defense Attorney to protect your rights and fight your Assault and Battery charge.

Assault & Battery:
Assault is an attempt, coupled with the present ability to commit a violent injury upon another person. In Michigan, a simple assault is a misdemeanor punishable with fines and up to 93 days in jail. While assault is just an attempt to commit a battery, if the victim is actually touched then it becomes a battery. Depending on the victim and the nature of the injuries, the accused could face felony charges and severe penalties

Assault on a Police Officer:
an attempt to commit a violent injury upon a police office, firefighter, EMT, or code enforcement officer..Punishment could range from 2 years up to 20 depending if the victim was injured or died

Assault with intent to maim, to do great bodily harm less than murder, to commit robbery, or to murder:
using a weapon of any kind and using force that is likely to produce great bodily harm less than murder, that results in the victim being maimed, or is used to commit an unarmed robbery or other felony carries severe penalties. You could be sentenced anywhere between 10 years to life.

If you are charged with assault or assault and battery, the penalties are severe. Besides paying stiff fines, having a criminal record, you could also face jail or prison. At the Law Office of James G. Schmier we will look at the facts, advise you of your options, consider defenses such as self defense, and aggressively work to protect your record and keep it clean