The crime of battery occurs whenever a person uses force against another without permission and with the intent to cause bodily harm.
the degree of harm intended
Sentencing for a battery conviction depends on the criminal battery charge sought by the prosecuting attorney, which is directly related to the degree of harm intended, or to put it more realistically, to the degree of harm that the prosecuting attorney believes he can prove.
The greater the degree of intended harm, the more serious the charge, thus the more serious the penalties. A simple battery is an intent to cause harm. A simple battery is a misdemeanor. A battery intended to cause a substantial amount of bodily harm or death is a felony.
When Results Matter
The criminal defense attorneys at Birdsall Law Offices maintain an acquittal rate 3 times the Wisconsin state average (up from 4 times the state average last year). Among those acquittals (not guilty verdict) was a most astonishing battery case in which the defendant was alleged to have committed a battery on a police officer. Aside from the fact that there "credible" witnesses (other police officers), the defendant admitted to having battered the police officer. Despite those overwhelming facts, Attorney "TJ" Perlick-Molinari won an outright acquittal (not guilty verdict) in a jury trial.
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The criminal defense attorneys at Birdsall Law represent people across the state of Wisconsin and routinely appear in the counties (and cities) listed below.
