{"id":600,"date":"2021-01-28T21:36:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T21:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamicriminalteam.com\/?post_type=areas&#038;p=600"},"modified":"2021-04-20T06:20:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T06:20:24","slug":"battery-and-aggravated-battery","status":"publish","type":"areas","link":"https:\/\/miamicriminalteam.com\/areas\/battery-and-aggravated-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Battery and Aggravated Battery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>In Florida, battery is a separate crime from assault, even though they are often linked together.<\/b><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nBoth of these carry serious consequences, including hefty fines and even incarceration. But there is a distinct difference between assault and battery; assault is considered a threat that includes making somebody fear that they will be harmed in one way or another.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nHowever, when somebody is accused of or charged with battery, it usually means they caused physical harm to another human being or touched somebody without consent and against their will. The severity of the punishment is traditionally considered a petty misdemeanor because it is regarded as the least severe form of battery and usually doesn\u2019t consist of serious injuries.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nOn the other hand, aggravated battery is the most serious form of battery and can be prosecuted to the full extent of the law as a felony or, at the very least, it can be charged as a maximum misdemeanor depending on the scope of the crime. Battery and aggravated battery share the common fact that they involve touching somebody without consent, but the extent of the aggravated battery\u2019s offense can be extremely serious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miamicriminalteam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/areas\/600"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miamicriminalteam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/areas"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miamicriminalteam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/areas"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miamicriminalteam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}