Under California’s domestic violence law, Penal Code § 243(e)(1), domestic battery is any willful and unlawful touching that is harmful or offensive, committed against a spouse, a person with whom...
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Under California’s elder abuse statute, Penal Code § 368(b)(1), any person who knows or reasonably should know that a person is an elder or dependent adult and who, under circumstances...
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Great bodily injury, according to California Criminal Jury Instructions on Enhancements and Sentencing Factors § 3160, means significant or substantial physical injury. Great bodily injury is an injury that is...
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Domestic Violence Under California’s domestic violence law, Penal Code § 243(e)(1), domestic battery is any willful and unlawful touching that is harmful or offensive, committed against a spouse, a person...
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Under California’s assault law, Penal Code § 240, an assault is an unlawful attempt, coupled with a present ability, to commit a violent injury on the person of another. The...
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Under California’s assault law, Penal Code § 245(a)(1), any person who commits an assault upon the person of another with a deadly weapon or instrument other than a firearm or...
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