Area of Practice: ASSAULT AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

Under N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1, a person commits a simple assault by attempting to cause, or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another, by negligently causing bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon, or by attempting to put another in fear of imminent bodily injury by physical menace. A simple assault is a disorderly persons offense unless committed during a mutual fight, in which case it is a petty disorderly persons offense. Under various circumstances, an assault becomes the much more serious crime of aggravated assault. For example, an assault is elevated to an aggravated assault if the defendant causes or attempts to cause bodily injury to another under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; if the defendant purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon; if the victim of the assault is a public officer enumerated in the statute; if the bodily injury is caused while the defendant is fleeing from police; if the bodily injury is caused while the defendant is pointing a real or imitation firearm at a law enforcement officer. Depending on the circumstances, an aggravated assault can be classified as either a second or third degree crime.

The Law Offices of Bhalla & Cho, LLC can represent you with regard to any of these assault related charges:

Simple Assault, 2C:12-1a
Aggravated Assault, 2C:12-1b
Pointing a Firearm, 2C:12-1b
Assault by Auto, 2C:12-1c
Leaving the Scene of an Accident, 2C:12-1.1
Endangering an Injured Victim
Reckless Endangerment, 2C:12-1.2
Terroristic Threats, 2C:12-3
Stalking, 2C:12-10
Disarming a Law Enforcement Officer, 2C:12-11
Throwing Bodily Fluid, 2C:12-13