Seminole Aggravated Battery Lawyer
Attacking someone unprovoked carries stiff penalties, especially if you use a weapon or end up causing serious bodily injury. The state can send you to prison for more than a decade and hammer you with other penalties, including probation. At The Reep Law Firm, we can defend anyone accused of aggravated battery and related felonies. Contact our law office to speak with a Seminole aggravated battery lawyer.
Penalties for Aggravated Battery in Florida
The law defines battery as touching someone without their consent. However, aggravated battery is more serious, and you can face charges for:
- Using a firearm, such as shooting a gun at someone; or
- Committing a battery against a pregnant victim, or
- Intentionally causing great bodily injury, such as shooting someone in the body or stabbing them.
A first-time offender can face a maximum of 15 years in prison if convicted, along with a $10,000 fine. You will likely get a minimum prison sentence as well.
Further, some defendants will face a firearm enhancement if they used a weapon during the aggravated battery:
- Minimum 10-year prison term if in possession of a firearm during the battery;
- Minimum 20-year prison term if you discharged a firearm during the battery;
- Minimum 25-year prison term if someone was injured or killed by the firearm.
You should swiftly reach out to our firm so we can begin investigating your case. We have experience raising various defenses, including insufficient evidence or consent.
Self-defense is also a justification for using force. Florida allows people to use force in certain situations to protect themselves or even to protect someone else who is under attack. This is a tricky defense, though. Some prosecutors believe that defendants use force unnecessarily, so they will throw an aggravated battery charge at you even if you were defending yourself. Let us review whether you can credibly claim self-defense.
Evidence is critical when claiming self-defense. Your legal team should search whether there is security video of the incident, which might show you were attacked first. Third party witnesses are also very important. They can back up your story of what happened.
We might also bring various pretrial defenses, such as challenging the constitutionality of your stop or search. For example, the police might not have obtained a warrant to search your property, which is where they found a weapon. We can challenge the introduction of this evidence because the police search was unreasonable. A judge might prohibit the prosecution from introducing it, and some prosecutions collapse as a result.
Speak with Our Seminole Aggravated Battery Lawyers in a Consultation
Aggravated battery is one of the more serious felony crimes. Because this is a violent felony, some defendants are facing extended prison sentences even if convicted. This is especially true if you had or used a firearm during the attack.
Contact The Reep Law Firm. We are happy to discuss your charges and defend you from the prosecution. In a confidential consultation, a Seminole aggravated battery lawyer can listen to you explain what happened.
