Assault & Battery

If you were involved in a fight and have been arrested for criminal assault and battery, you probably have questions about what kinds of penalties you might be facing, whether you’ll have to go to jail, and whether you can use Wyoming self-defense laws to defend you against charges of assault and battery. Depending on the specifics…

Many people believe that “assault and battery” is one crime. In fact, criminal battery is technically separate and distinct from assault. However, because an assault often precedes a battery, people are often charged with both. What is Assault and Battery in Wyoming? In Wyoming, “A person is guilty of simple assault if, having the present…