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Assault is a crime of violence against another person. In some jurisdictions, including Australia and New Zealand, assault refers to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, while in other jurisdictions, such as the United States, assault may refer only to the threat of violence caused by an immediate show of force. [1][2]Assault is often defined to include not only violence, but any physical contact with another person without their consent. In common law jurisdictions, including England and Wales and the United States, battery is the crime that represents the unlawful physical contact, though this distinction does not exist in all jurisdictions. Exceptions exist to cover unsolicited physical contact which amount to normal social behavior known as de minimis harm. In most jurisdictions, the intention to cause grievous bodily harm (or its equivalent) may amount to the mental requirement to prefer a charge of murder in circumstances where the harm inflicted upon the victim proves fatal.[3] At common law criminal assault was an attempted battery. The elements of battery are (1) a volitional act[4] (2) done for the purpose of causing an harmful or offensive contact with another person or under circumstances that make such contact substantially certain to occur and (3) which causes such contact.[5] Thus throwing a rock at someone for the purpose of hitting him is a battery if the rock in fact strikes the person and is an assault if the rock misses. The fact that the person may have been unaware that the rock had been thrown at him is irrelevant under this definition of assault. Some jurisdictions have incorporated the definition of civil assault into the definition of the crime making it a criminal assault to intentionally place another person in "fear" of a harmful or offensive contact. "Fear" means merely apprehension - awareness rather than any emotional state. Therefore, if you see the rock in flight and realize that you are in danger of being hit then the element of "fear" has been met even if the prospect of being hit by a rock does not frighten you.
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1. Sex Offender Registration: Is Sex Offender Registration Constitutional?
November 05, 2009
In 2002, David Ballard of Texas was sentenced to life in prison for his habitual failure to register with authorities as a convicted sex offender. Ballard was arrested in 1990 for the sexual assault of a teenage girl. He plead guilty to the charge and was sentenced to 10 years on probation. After violating his probation in 1993, he received six years in prison and was released on parole in 1998. As a requirement of his parole, Ballard signed paperwork indicating a lifetime duty to register himself annually as a sex offender. After failure to register in 2001 when he moved to a new house, Bal... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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2. Scare Tactics Debt Collectors Use
November 05, 2009
The main purpose of debt collectors is to frighten their targets. Credit card companies use collectors who are pros at intimidation and the average person stands little chance against their ruthless assault. These collectors usually employ psychological attacks on debtors, forcing many into paying off bills before they tend to the staples of life such as food and shelter. Most collectors work for a commission so their main goal is to get a payment from the debtor, thus making themselves money. They will lie, trick, con, and manipulate in an effort to frighten a payment from you.
Some ... (read more)
Author: Erik Fredrickson
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3. A Criminal Attorney For Defense
November 05, 2009
What should be the course of action of someone accused of a criminal case like possession of explosives, aggravated assault, residential burglary, carjacking and vehicular hijacking, drug crimes, drunk driving, forgery, identity theft, murder, manslaughter, probation violations, unfair and deceptive acts, and unlawful use of credit cards. People generally keep wondering over the very requirement of a criminal attorney only. And even if they somehow get convinced about the need of an attorney, confusion still prevails in the minds of most of them about which lawyer should be hired to represen... (read more)
Author: Daniel Martin
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4. Blast Near Pakistan Army Headquarters Kills 20
November 02, 2009
Pakistani police say a suicide bomber has killed at least 20 people near the country's army headquarters in Rawalpindi, where gunmen kept up a nearly 24-hour hostage-taking assault last month.Police say Monday's blast occurred in the parking lot of the Shalimar hotel, just a few kilometers from the capital, Islamabad. Television stations showed ambulances and police vehicles racing to the scene. The blast comes as the United Nations announced it was withdrawing its international staff from northwestern Pakistan due to security concerns.The Pakistani army is fighting militants in a ... (read more)
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5. Protect your House from the Termites Invasion
November 02, 2009
Everyone knows that termites and white ants produce severe destruction to the house in distinct parts of the world. They might assault your house in no time. Consequently termite control has become one of the necessities to avert the termites from attacking your house. Some people manage termites by using chemicals in inhabited regions or working places, where they can go on and breathe. Subsequent is the some decisive termite information:· Termites usually lay their eggs in spring period. They provide eggs in the moist soil and then go into the house so as to offer some fo... (read more)
Author: Angelo King
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6. Finding a Professional DUI Attorney Will Save You from Serious Problems
October 31, 2009
Getting arrested for a DUI is no laughing matter. It is an agonizing process no one should ever want to experience, especially if you don’t have the help of a Seattle DUI lawyer. Are you aware that a DUI is actually considered a major criminal offense? Courtrooms treat DUI offenses the same way they would an assault. All is not lost however, provided you get the help needed to defend yourself against these charges.
You have rights when charged with a DUI and you need an experienced DUI lawyer to aggressively protect those rights. The first and most important step is finding an experien... (read more)
Author: Violet Ebert
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7. State Court Misdemeanors and Felonies
October 31, 2009
The vast majority of defendants are prosecuted in State courts. All states (excluding the District of Columbia) have their own criminal code, and defendants who violate this code are tried in the state in which the violation occurs. Both misdemeanor and felony offenses may be tried in State court. If you have been arrested or are under investigation by a local police department, you will most likely be prosecuted in a State court. State court crimes are violations of State and local statutes or ordinances. They are prosecuted in either Municipal or Superior Courts in the county in which the c... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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8. Factors in Personal Injury Claim Amounts
October 29, 2009
If you’ve been injured and have started the process of filing a personal injury claim, you probably realize that there are a number of factors that can go into your personal injury claim amount. In addition to the obvious expenses, such as any medical expenses you may incur, there are often other factors that can contribute to the amount of your personal injury claim. Nature of the Injury One of the first things that has to be taken into account in determining the amount of your personal injury claim is the nature of the injury. If the injury is relatively minor and can be address through me... (read more)
Author: Jaffer Abbas
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9. Honda CR-Z Hybrid Sports Car Coming in Fall 2010
October 29, 2009
The Toyota Prius is such an iconic car that many people believe Toyota was the first company to come out with production hybrids. It was not. Honda was the first, but miscalculated the market and missed out on a huge opportunity. The announcement that the company will be introducing a hybrid sports car, the CR-Z, to the US market in the fall of 2010 is an effort to right that wrong.
The CR-Z is nothing less than a full frontal assault on the hybrid market in the United States. The car is a two-seater that is rumored to incorporate an integrated motor assist system that incorporates a 1.3 ... (read more)
Author: Dirk Gibson
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10. Toy Star Wars Vehicles - What vehicles are in each of the star wars movies and where can i buy the
October 27, 2009
Toy Star Wars Vehicles - What vehicles are in each of the 6 star wars movies and where can i buy the toy vehicles? There are many toy star wars vehicles for each vehicle that appears in a star wars movie. The object of this article is to help you understand which vehicles appear in each episode and where you can buy them online. Episode I - In The Phantom Menace, we first see the Armored assault tank (AAT). The AAt is a Trade Federation vehicle. The Bongo also appears in episode I. Obi-Wan Kenobi , Qui-Gon Jinn, and Jar-Jar Binks use a bongo to travel fro... (read more)
Author: Duane Romualdo
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11. What is the USA Up to These Days?--October 23rd, 2009
October 26, 2009
Introduction – The USA is basically a failed state. It is keeping the front up. It is running it’s military engaging in full scale wars that it cannot afford. The government is scared to death of its constituents uprising against them with a never-ending relentless assault on disarming the citizens by hook or crook.
Their latest attempt at gun grabbing is to force gun owners to pay higher health care insurance premiums and include a list of their guns when they file for their mandatory health care insurance. See how desperate the government is they have to stoop down this low. They are tr... (read more)
Author: Aurelia Masterson
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12. Roulette Assault - A different breed of Automated Roulette System
October 26, 2009
There is a new player in the commercial Roulette Software game, and in this review, you are going to learn all about it. The new software is called Roulette Assault, and it has become worthy of this review because of its stunning new features that no other roulette software can compare to.
Over the last few months, I have seen several new roulette software products crop up in to the scene. The newest feature that most of them are boasting is automation. The software basically does all the work for you, no mouse required. In this case, that is a good thing, but it doesn't really make the... (read more)
Author: Long Fai Lee
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13. Proving Fault in your Personal Injury Claim
October 22, 2009
The fact of the matter is that it can be a rather complex process determining who is at fault for a personal injury. Essentially, someone is at fault in your personal injury claim when the person was negligent or careless. If the action that caused your injury was malicious, you are more likely to file a criminal suit rather than a personal injury claim. There are some factors that will immediately determine whether or not there was carelessness involved in an accident. For example, if you were injured in a place you weren't supposed to be, the person that caused the accident may not be at fa... (read more)
Author: Jaffer Abbas
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14. Homeopathy & Bio Terrorism (no new thing under the sun)
October 22, 2009
What is our best defense against a bio terrorist attack? The key is having a homeopathic kit with the proper remedies, specifically targeting things such as deadly flu viruses, anthrax, small pox, botulism, and even nuclear attack. Once an assault or epidemic is in affect, you loose the advantage of time, if you are not prepared with the needed remedies. Part of training homeopathic practitioners includes being prepared to treat the masses in case of an epidemic, be it of natural origin or an act of war which would include both disease outbreak as well as bio terrorism. The low cost of remedi... (read more)
Author: William Hauselburg
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15. Stock Assault 2.0 Review
October 16, 2009
Investors who learn about Stock Assault 2.0, the supposed man-made intelligence software that possibly picks out which stocks in which to invest are obviously dubious due to all of the hype that is made about it. Regardless of the indisputable fact that an investment in the market involves risks , thanks to the incontrovertible fact that stock costs rise and fall, it is, obviously possible to make money by buying stocks when the expenses are low and selling at a high plateau before they fall. It is because of that that Stock Assault 2.0 was made, to help wannabe investors in picking stocks th... (read more)
Author: Solomon Goodman
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16. Closure For Jennifer Schuett?
October 14, 2009
In 1990 a young girl named Jennifer Schuett was abducted from her bedroom in Dickinson, Texas. A man carried her to his car, sexually assaulted the 8-year-old child, slit her throat and left her to die in an overgrown field. The identity of the predator who committed these horrific crimes has remained a mystery, but now, nearly 20 years later, he may have finally been found.
The fact that Jennifer survived this ordeal is amazing, and her attempt to bring closure to the case is inspiring. Jennifer has been working with a division of the FBI called the Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Team ... (read more)
Author: Nathan Waymire
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17. Sacramento Falsely Reporting
October 14, 2009
ANTELOPE: A woman from Antelope, California might face criminal charges after confessing to Sheriff’s Department detectives that she told lies about being the victim of a sexual assault, and even fabricated a crime scene.
Woman Claimes She Was Sexually Assaulted in Home Burglary This woman, 29 years old, told officers that she arrived home on September 17th to find two males burglarizing her home on Pepperidge Drive. According to Sergeant Tim Curran, the woman claimed that one of the men fled the scene but the other sexually assaulted her. Inconsistencies in Victim’s Story a... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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18. Sacramento CHP Injury Charges
October 13, 2009
YOLO COUNTY: A man that was arrested last week involving a California Highway Patrol officer that was struck with a motorcycle during a high-speed chase with Police has been arraigned on four felony counts.
Felon Charged with Attempted Murder Injured from the ordeal and in a wheelchair, the 36 year-old entered a plea of not guilty in a Woodland courtroom. The man is being charged with evasion of a police officer with causation of injury, assault on a peace officer, driving under the influence, and mayhem. While the suspect could have easily faced an attempted murder charge, the Distric... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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19. Four Men in Bakersfield Accused in Fight Arraigned
October 13, 2009
Bakersfield: Four individuals accused of being involved in a fight with Bakersfield Police officers were arraigned in Superior Court; three suspects are still yet to be arraigned.
Four Men Charged in Relation to Fight All four men, Dagoberto Amaya, Vladimir Bonilla, Marco Antonio Vargas, and Arturo Vargas entered not guilty pleas. The oldest out of the four suspects, thirty-four year old Amaya, was charged with Assault With a Deadly weapon, Resisting Arrest, and Affiliation with a Street Gang. Campos, the youngest of the suspects at age eighteen, was charged with Inciting a Riot. Both... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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20. Arrested on Suspicion of Battery
October 13, 2009
Bakersfield: A Prosecutor for the Kern County District Attorney’s office by the name of Andrea Kohler was taken into custody at a casino in Santa Barbara County. County Sheriffs say that she was arrested on suspicion of Battery on October 20th; her husband was arrested for the same charge. Neither individual was taken into custody. The report from Santa Barbara County Sheriff Office claims that Kohler and her husband got into an altercation with casino security personnel in which biting and scratching allegedly took place.
Kern County District Attorney Arrested Forty-three year o... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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21. San Jose Teens Arrested in Connection to Recent Crime Spree
October 13, 2009
The San Jose Police Department has taken five runaway teens into custody in connection with a recent downtown area crime spree. One male and four females are accused of at least five incidents of assaulting, attacking, and robbing money from downtown victims in broad daylight.
Runaway Teens Survive on Robbery Money The teenagers, three 15 year-olds, one 16 year-old and a 17 year-old, allegedly act as a group to overwhelm their victims and rob them of their money. Authorities say that all of the teenagers are runaways from the East Bay who fled group and family homes. The group would s... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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22. Netanyahu: Israel Would Not Cooperate With Gaza War Crimes Tribunal
October 12, 2009
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will never allow its soldiers and war-time leaders to go before an international war-crimes tribunal following the assault on militants in the Gaza Strip 10 months ago. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem offices, 12 Oct 2009Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a fiery speech at the start of the Israeli parliament's winter session, condemning the recent report from a U.N. panel headed by former war crimes prosecutor Richard Goldstone. The Goldstone report accuses Israeli forces o... (read more)
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23. $30,000 Settlement Reached in False Arrest Case
October 09, 2009
A woman living in Syracuse, New York, recently reached a settlement in the suit she filed against the city for her false arrest and imprisonment.
The arrest occurred four years ago and since this time the woman, was arrested on drug charges and despite her pleads with the officers, was taken to the Auburn Police Station. Law Enforcement Agents Make False Arrest Teresa Morris says she was getting ready to leave for work on the day when three law enforcement officers came to her home and arrested her on cocaine-related charges. Morris, who was 39 at the time, was handcuffed in front of h... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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24. Boston Man Files Suit Against City
October 09, 2009
A man who was wrongly convicted of a sexual assault crime and spent seven years as a registered sex offender, after being released from prison, was recently proved innocent.
The innocent victim is now filing a suit against the city for the ten years he wrongly spent behind bars. Innocent Man Convicted Guy Randolph, 50, was convicted of indecently assaulting a little girl and battery in 1991 and spent 10 years in jail for his supposed crimes. After being released from jail and returning to his Hyde Park neighborhood, Randolph was registered as a convicted sex offender and the community ... (read more)
Author: Sam Cadbury
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25. Most of the personal injury lawyers in Salem, Massachusetts offer initial consultations free of cha
October 09, 2009
A personal injury lawyer is a professional who represents you when you are making an injury claim in the court of law against a person or a company. An injury could be either physical, as in the case of accident or emotional, as in the case of sexual assault. A personal injury attorney makes sure you get the requisite compensation for the harm inflicted upon you. Therefore, it is very important to find a good lawyer to fight your case. A good place to look for a competent personal injury lawyer in Salem, Massachusetts is the Massachusetts Personal Injury Law Centre.
The MA personal injur... (read more)
Author: mad scan
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