Defensa de Asalto Agravado en California — PC § 245California Penal Code § 245

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El Código Penal § 245 define el delito de asalto agravado. El asalto agravado ocurre cuando una persona ataca a otra con una fuerza que podría causar gran daño corporal.

PUNISHMENTS FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT

Regardless of whether the crime is punished as a misdemeanor or a felony, the court may impose a fine of up to $10,000.

Aggravated assault includes any of the following:

• Assault with a Deadly Weapon
• Assault with a Firearm
• Assault with a Machine Gun
• Assault “by any means of force likely to produce great bodily injury ”
• Assault with a Semiautomatic Firearm

Under Penal Code § 245(a), aggravated assault is punishable as a felony by up to two, three, or four years in prison. As a misdemeanor, it is punishable by up to one year in county jail.

However, assault with a machine gun may be punished by up to 4, 8, or 12 years in state prison.

Assault with a semiautomatic firearm is always a felony and is punishable by three, six, or nine years in state prison.

Under Penal Code § 245(a)(1), aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, other than a firearm, is punishable by up to four years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AGAINST A POLICE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER

Aggravated assault against a police officer or firefighter is always a felony offense.

To be convicted of aggravated assault under Penal Code § 245(c), all of the following must be proven:

1.1. La persona cometió un asalto agravado contra un oficial de paz o bombero,

2.2. La persona sabía o razonablemente debería haber sabido que la víctima era un oficial de paz o bombero cumpliendo con sus deberes, Y

3Hay muchas defensas para el asalto agravado. Por ejemplo, si no tenía un arma mortal u otro instrumento definido en el Código Penal § 245, puede evitar una condena bajo el estatuto. Además, si le faltaba la intención necesaria para cometer un asalto agravado, la fiscalía puede no poder probar todos los elementos. De manera similar, una persona que actúa en defensa propia puede ser ab

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