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Assault - Tennessee Law

By Baker Associates

Tennessee criminal defense attorneys represent people who have been charged with Assault. It is important to hire an experienced Tennessee criminal defense lawyer. At Baker Associates, our Tennessee criminal defense attorneys have successfully represented individuals charged with Assault and other serious offenses in East Tennessee. According to section 39-13-101 of the Tennessee Code Annotated, a person commits assault who: 1. Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes injury to another; 2. Intentionally or knowingly causes another to reasonably fear imminent bodily injury; or 3. Intentionally or knowingly causes physical contact with another and a reasonable person would regard the contact as extremely offensive or provocative. ?Intentionally? is defined as a person?s conscious objective or desire to engage in conduct...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on February 04, 2009 (boomark / email).