The New York assault lawyer at the Law Offices of Gregg A. Pinto can assist you if you’ve been charged or arrested for assault. Under New York law, assault is when a person injures another person. A person can be charged with assault whether the injury was intentional or not. Assault can be charged as a felony or misdemeanor depending on the severity of the injuries that result from the attack. An assault can be charged as a felony if the attack resulted in the victim suffering serious physical injury. Serious physical injury can include injury that can cause death, disfigurement, loss or organ function, or major ongoing health problems. There are also categories for assault, depending on whether the person accused was believed to use a deadly weapon or not. Third degree assault charges involve intentional harm to another person, second degree assault charges involve attacking another person with a weapon, and first-degree assault involves causing serious injury to another person with a weapon.
Many items can be considered deadly weapons in an assault charge. Deadly weapons don’t always have to be limited to knives or guns. If someone throws a garbage can at another person, and the garbage can could have caused serious physical injury, the garbage can could theoretically be classed as a deadly weapon. A vehicle could also be considered a weapon if it was used or threatened to be used in an attack. In order to be charged with assault, you do not have to necessarily attack a person with something you would consider to be a weapon.
The New York assault lawyer at the Law Offices of Gregg A. Pinto help individuals who are facing assault charges. If you were involved in a bar fight, were fighting in self-defense, or find yourself facing assault charges, it is important to take these charges seriously. Being arrested for assault is not the same as conviction. A conviction can have a major impact on your life, including the possibility of jail time, and you having a criminal record. If you are facing assault charges, the New York assault attorney at the Law Offices of Gregg A. Pinto may be able to help you with your case.
There may be several defenses you might be able to raise for assault charges. The goal of the New York assault lawyer at the Law Offices of Gregg A. Pinto will be to have your assault charges reduced or dropped. Whether this is possible will depend on the specific details of your case. What are some possible assault defenses? Here are a few:
If you have been charged or arrested for assault, you could be facing jail time, a damaged reputation, criminal charges, and other consequences. When much is on the line, you need a New York assault lawyer at the Law Offices of Gregg A. Pinto. Our skilled assault attorney can evaluate your case, help you understand your options, and work with prosecutors to have your charges dropped, reduced, or have a plea deal initiated. We are here to help.
If you’ve been offered to take a plea deal for your assault charge, you may want to speak to a New York lawyer before you take the deal. Pleading guilty to a crime can leave you with a criminal record, and the collateral consequences of having a criminal record. This can include the loss of certain rights and privileges including the right to obtain certain licenses, certain types of federal aid, and more.
An assault lawyer in New York at the Law Offices of Gregg A. Pinto can look closely at your case to help you understand your options. In some instances, it does make sense to take a plea deal, especially in cases where the prosecution’s evidence is very strong. But in some instances, the prosecution doesn’t have a strong case. In these instances, the New York assault lawyer at the Law Offices of Gregg A. Pinto can evaluate your case and build the strongest possible assault defense for you.
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Using the skills he learned at the Brooklyn DA’s office, Gregg primarily practices criminal defense, police brutality, civil litigation, and Title IX. Gregg’s recent work involves obtaining an acquittal for DWI and obtaining settlements against the police and Federal Bureau of Prisons.
