Complaint for Assault | Criminal Attorney, Non-Prosecution Disposition After Assisting a Client Subject to an Assault Complaint

The circumstances of the client's case, who came regarding an assault complaint, are as follows.

The client was waiting at a restaurant for an acquaintance who had gone to the restroom while drinking.

While waiting for a long time, he got into an altercation with a customer at the next table, and the intoxicated client, becoming angry, struck the other party in the face several times.

Afterward, saying that an assault complaint had been filed by the police, he came to the firm and requested attorney assistance and settlement representation from the early stages of the case.

To assist the client, who faced the risk of punishment from an assault complaint, the attorney reviewed matters relating to the crime of assault.

Under the Criminal Act, assault is the crime of exercising physical force against the body of a person.

🔗assault The level of punishment when this crime is committed is as follows.

Physical force as referred to in the law means the exercise of physical power, whether indirectly or directly.

Even if it is not the exercise of physical force by directly striking someone, under the scope of physical force, force exercised indirectly can also constitute assault.

The concept of assault under the Criminal Act is divided as follows.

Beyond this, exercising assault while carrying a dangerous object constitutes the crime of special (aggravated) assault, and causing the death of a person through assault or special assault constitutes the crime of assault resulting in death, with punishment aggravated to a heavier penalty.

The levels of punishment for special assault and for assault resulting in death or injury are as follows.

Assault is a crime not punishable against the victim's will, so if a settlement is reached through an active attempt to settle with the victim, the possibility of receiving leniency is high.

The client in this case also realized the seriousness of the assault complaint and wished to reach an amicable settlement with the victim through the attorney's assistance and resolve the case quickly.

The assistance provided to defend against punishment for the client who was the subject of an assault complaint is as follows.

The prosecution, accepting the argument of the attorney who assisted and defended the client who faced the risk of heavy punishment due to a complaint for the crime of assault, issued a non-prosecution disposition to the client.

The client, who had committed assault in a moment of emotion and had found it difficult to avoid heavy punishment, expressed thanks to this firm's attorney for helping him to once again live a peaceful life.

If you have been subjected to a complaint for the crime of assault, please reach an amicable settlement with the victim through an attorney's assistance and obtain a statement of no desire for punishment, so that the matter can be promptly concluded without prosecution being instituted.

If you have become involved in the crime of assault and face the risk of punishment, similar to the client's case, please consult with this firm's attorney with extensive experience in representation in assault settlements, advisory work on settlement money for the crime of assault and infliction of bodily injury, and assistance in drafting settlement agreements and statements of no desire for punishment for the crime of assault and infliction of bodily injury, the 🔗criminal law attorney.