GUILTY OF LESSER OFFENSE OF MISDEMEANOR BATTERY
Aug 03, 2000OUTCOME: Lesser Verdict on a Misdemeanor
Rocky represented a lady charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Rocky presented a defense that the proper charge was misdemeanor battery since the weapon (a shovel) was not used in a man ... ner likely to cause death or great bodily harm. The jury found the client guilty of misdemeanor battery, a lesser included offense.