Las Vegas Battery Lawyer

There are several forms of battery in Nevada, misdemeanor battery (sometimes referred to as simple battery), battery constituting domestic violence, battery with a deadly weapon, and battery with substantial bodily harm. Battery with a deadly weapon and battery with substantial bodily harm are considered major felony offenses in the state of Nevada and carry serious, lifelong punishments for convicted offenders.

According to Nevada state law, NRS 200.481, battery is defined as any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another. Battery can occur against another adult (18 years of age or older) or a minor (anyone under 18 years of age). Adults fall into a variety of different categories such as officers, taxicab drivers, health care providers, school employees or sports officials. An officer refers to a police officer, a firefighter (paid or volunteer), a corrections officer or a judge of any kind. Cases of battery that occur in the state of Nevada can include children, or minors. If they do include minors then the cases are considered child abuse and those cases come with a different line of punishment. If the battery is not committed with the use of a deadly weapon and without substantial bodily harm than the accused can be convicted of a misdemeanor. If the battery is committed without the use of a deadly weapon but substantial bodily harm is inflicted on the victim than the perpetrator can be charged with a category C felony. Battery committed against an officer, taxicab driver, transit operator, a health care provider, a sports official or a school employee without the use of a deadly weapon but one of the above suffers substantial bodily harm than the perpetrator can be charged with a category B felony. This charge comes with a jail term that can last anywhere from two to 10 years and/or a fine of no more than $10,000.

Have you or a loved one been arrested and charged with battery against another adult or against a minor in Las Vegas, Nevada? Contact an experienced battery attorney immediately to ensure that your legal rights and options in a court of law are not exploited during battery cases in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The difference between assault and battery is that assault can be one person threatening to strike another person where battery is the actual striking of one person by another person. There are five common forms of battery. Those forms of battery are simple battery, sexual battery, battery constituting domestic violence, battery with a deadly weapon and battery with substantial bodily harm. Simple battery is defined as non-consensual harmful contact, regardless of the injury caused. Sexual battery is defined as the non-consensual touching of the intimate parts of another person. Domestic-violence battery is defined as non-consensual harmful contact, regardless of the injury caused, between people related to each other. (Please see our page dedicated to battery constituting domestic violence). Battery with a deadly weapon is defined as non-consensual contact with the use of a weapon, like a knife, gun, baseball bat or other instrument that can inflict substantial bodily harm. Battery with substantial bodily harm is defined as non-consensual harmful contact that results in the loss of a limb or other type of permanent disfigurement and results in a serious offense of the felony grade.

A Las Vegas battery attorney can help anyone arrested and charged with battery in one or more of the following ways:

• Dealing with law enforcement and prosecutors on your behalf
• Come into a case at any stage and prepare for the trial representation
• Make every effort to resolve your case without a trial through dismissal
• Find a way to have the charges reduced through plea bargaining
• Find any alternative to sentencing medium

Have you or a loved one been arrested and charged with battery against another adult or against a minor in Las Vegas, Nevada? Contact an experienced battery attorney immediately to ensure that your legal rights and options in a court of law are not exploited during battery cases in Las Vegas, Nevada.