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Old Wed Jan 06, 2016, 11:23am
WhistlesAndStripes WhistlesAndStripes is offline
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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef View Post
Physical contact is not needed for an assault charge. I know from personal experience as I had to go to court once to (successfully) defend myself against an assault charge. At no time was it every alleged that I made physical contact.
And this, my friends, is the difference between ASSAULT and BATTERY. BATTERY is normally the charge when contact is made.
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