What charges may I be looking at for a minor fight?
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What charges may I be looking at for a minor fight?
I was involved in a minor altercation. I got up to walk away and the other male
kicked at me and tried to trip me from a seated to position. I didn’t know what
he may do next, so I got him 3 times. I didn’t draw any blood.
Asked on July 25, 2018 under Criminal Law, Kentucky
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
If you are charged with assault and battery, you should assert self defense as your defense to those charges because you used reasonable non-deadly force to defend yourself.
Assault and battery are both criminal and civil (lawsuit). Criminal and civil cases proceed separately.
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