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Assault-F.S.-784.011

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Assault: F.S. 784.011

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Assault is defined in Florida Statute § 784.011. The elements of assault are similar to aggravated assault. The difference between the two is that simple assault does not involve using a deadly weapon or planning to commit a felony. The elements of assault are the following:

  1. The defendant intentionally and unlawfully threatened, either by word or act, to do violence to the victim.
  2. At the time, the defendant appeared able to carry out the threat.
  3. The defendant’s act created in the mind of a victim a well-founded fear that violence was about to occur.

Assault, or simple assault, is a second-degree misdemeanor, which means that if convicted of assault, you could be looking at doing sixty (60) days in the county jail. Two months in jail can cost you your job, home, and more.