Assaults

At a minimum, a Minnesota assault is simply causing fear of bodily harm to another. The most serious level of felony assaults involve bodily harm or use of dangerous weapons. No matter what level of assault you have been charged with, never try to explain your story to the police without your attorney present. Call Minnesota Criminal Defense Attorney John Scott before talking to the police.

Minnesota’s prosecutors aggressively prosecute assault charges. Make sure you have a confident, aggressive attorney representing you. Remember, you are innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Regardless of what the evidence looks like in an assault case, Attorney John Scott will listen to your description of the events, and not judge you, and will fight for your rights.

Assaults arise when people are angry with each other, and often alcohol is being used. Some of the ways an assault charge will
occur are:

• Bar fights
• Fights at parties
• Fights over property
• Arguments between neighbors

Often times, assault charges are accompanied with other charges of crimes against a person, such as Terroristic Threats and Disorderly Conduct. All of the crimes are best defended the same way, with aggressive legal representation. Historically, an assault crime referred only to the threat of violence caused by an immediate show of force, and the crime of Battery was the term used for the crime of causing an injury or other contact upon the person of another in a manner likely to cause bodily harm. In Minnesota, the criminal laws use the word assault to describe all crimes involving treat and use of force to harm another person.