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First Degree Assault
The first and most serious is first degree assault. First degree assault is a class A felony. A person commits this crime when he purposely causes serious bodily injury to another person, purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to another person with a deadly weapon.
Second Degree Assault
Second degree assault is a class B felony. A person most commonly commits this crime when he knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person, recklessly causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon.
Simple Assault
Simple assault is usually charged as a class A misdemeanor. A person commits this crime when he purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury or unprivileged physical contact to another person, recklessly causes bodily injury to another person, or negligently causes bodily injury to another person with a deadly weapon.
Reckless Conduct
Reckless conduct can either be a misdemeanor or a felony. It is a misdemeanor if a person recklessly engages in conduct which places or may place another person in danger of serious bodily injury. It is a felony if the person uses a deadly weapon during the offense.
Criminal Threatening
Criminal threatening can either be a misdemeanor or a felony. It is most generally understood as threatening harm to someone. A person commits this crime if he purposely places or attempts to place another person in fear of imminent bodily injury or physical conduct, or threatens to commit a crime against another person with a purpose to coerce or terrorize that person. Criminal threatening is a misdemeanor, unless the person uses a deadly weapon. Then it is a class B felony.
If you are charged with assault, you need an experienced and effective criminal defense attorney to represent you immediately. Because assault is a misdemeanor or felony-level charge, a person convicted of it may be sent to the House of Corrections or the New Hampshire State Prison. The criminal defense lawyers at Wilson, Bush, Durkin & Keefe have the proven record of success to defend you when you need it the most.
