Assaults

Do you have an existing assault charge that you want to get cleared? Our highly educated and experienced lawyers are exceptionally knowledgable in handling cases dealing with assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, aggravated assault, or assaulting a peace officer. Your lawyer will work with you to help drop your assault charges and clear your name.

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The term “assault” captures a multitude of acts. Let’s start with the basic definition, set out in s. 265(1) of the Criminal Code:

265 (1) A person commits an assault when
- (a) without the consent of another person, he applies force intentionally to that other person, directly or indirectly;
- (b) he attempts or threatens, by an act or a gesture, to apply force to another person, if he has, or causes that other person to believe on reasonable grounds that he has, present ability to effect his purpose; or
- (c) while openly wearing or carrying a weapon or an imitation thereof, he accosts or impedes another person or begs

Interestingly, as we can see in (2), an assault applies to all forms of assault. This includes sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, aggravated assault, etc.

(2) This section applies to all forms of assault, including sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm and aggravated sexual assault.

There are several kinds of assault a person could be charged with. This includes:

Assault
Assault with a weapon
Aggravated assault
Assault causing bodily harm
Overcoming resistance to commission of offence (choke, suffocate or strangle another person or attempts to render another person insensible, unconscious or incapable of resistance)

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Classifications

Assault classifications can range from minor to serious depending on the nature of the crime.

Misconceptions

The individual does not need to make physical contact for an assault to occur. Even the threat or perceived act of aggression could be conceived as an assault.

Implications

Being accused of criminal code offences has far reaching implications. Did the accused use a weapon? Was physical contacted made? All of these circumstances can greatly effect the ability to receive bail.