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Lancaster Assault and Battery Defense Attorneys

By Walin & Klarich

Lancaster is located in the Antelope Valley of Southern California and is ranked as ninth on a national level for its speed of expansion. With an estimated population of 145,243, Lancaster is the eighth largest city within Los Angeles County. Lancaster serves the American Dream in being home to multiple national and local companies specializing in a wide range of industry and business. However, in being a highly populated city, arrests may occur for assault or battery in which those arrested are in need of legal counsel and representation. Since no physical contact needs to have taken place for someone to be arrested for assault, arrests for assault happen more than most residents of Lancaster may realize. California Penal code Section 240 states that an assault offense can be committed if the defendant made clear an intention to carry out some form of physical violence, battery or willful use of force on another individual...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on April 13, 2010 (boomark / email).