Is aggrevated assult a felony crime in washington, dc?

Washington, DC Viewed 29 times. Posted 3 months ago in Criminal Defense

It was a fight between two people and one had a glass cup in their hand when the fight started. - Is this your question? Add additional information

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Michael E Hendrickson

This attorney is licensed in Dist. of Columbia. Posted 3 months ago.

DC Code Sec. 22.504.1 Aggravated assault

(b) Any person convicted of aggavated assault shall be fined not more than $10,000 or be imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.

Yes, aggravated assault in Washington, DC, is clearly classified as a felony crime.

M.E. Hendrickson, Esq.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314

John Louis Machado

This attorney is licensed in Dist. of Columbia and 2 other states. Posted 3 months ago.

Yes. Aggravated assault is defined in Washington, DC when a person who knowingly or purposely causes serious bodily injury to another person; or who under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to human life, intentionally or knowingly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of serious bodily injury to another person, and thereby causes serious bodily injury. It is a felony that carries a maximum of 10 years, $10,000 fine, or both.

S. Jamison Koehler

This attorney is licensed in Dist. of Columbia and 1 other state. Posted 8 days ago.

My colleagues are absolutely correct. I would add only that just because an aggravated assault is charged doesn't mean the prosecution will be able to make out that offense. For example, having a cup in one's hand during a fight, without more, should not make out the elements of the aggravated assault cited in the previous answer. It would depend on what the person did with that cup.