Practice Areas

• Accessory After the Fact
• Arson
• Assault & Battery
• Battery on a Peace Officer
• Assault with a Firearm
• Battery
• Assault with a Deadly Weapon
• Bail Review & Reduction
• Carrying a Concealed Weapon
• Child Endangerment
• Conspiracy
• Criminal Threats
• Domestic Violence
• Driving with A Suspended License
• Drug Possession
• Marijuana Possession for Sales
• Drug Possession for Personal Use
• Drug Possession for Sale
• DUI Defense
• I've been arrested for DUI. What happens to my Driver's License?
• DUI Under 21
• The 'Rising Blood Alcohol' Defense
• Attacking the Breath Test
• The "No Driving" Defense
• I've been arrested & cited for DUI? What happens next?
• Attacking the Blood Test
• Elder Abuse
• Embezzlement
• Expungements
• Hit and Run
• Housing Violations
• Juvenile Defense
• License Defense
• Nursing License Defense
• Murder
• Police Misconduct Litigation
• Pre-Filing Investigations
• Professional & Vocational License Defense
• Prostitution
• Public Intoxication
• Sex Crimes
• Indecent Exposure
• Solicitation of Prostitution
• Rape
• Theft Charges
• Robbery
• Purse Snatching
• Burglary
• Petty Theft
• Embezzlement
• Identity Theft
• Three Strikes Law
• Vacating Convictions
• Deportable Offenses: Vacating Your Guilty Plea to Avoid Deportation
• Vandalism
• Vehicular Manslaughter
• Warrant Recall
• Weapons Charges
• Witness Intimidation

Types of California Assault and Battery Crimes

California assault and battery are severe charges. Because conviction on these charges carries with it serious penalties, such as jail time and heavy fines, it is important that you take any and all investigations or assault and battery arrests very seriously.

Assault and battery charges can be classified in two ways: misdemeanor and felony. People are often charged with a felony when the assault or battery results in serious injuries or is carried out using weapons, such as a baseball bat. The misdemeanor categorization is used when the incident, such as a fist fight, results only in minor injuries.

The punishment for a conviction of assault as a misdemeanor can include up to six months in county jail, probation, and a maximum fine of $1,000. If convicted of assault as a felony, then punishment can include up to four years in state prison, probation, and heavier fines.

Some of the common types of assault and battery include:

• Sexual assault
• Assaulting a police officer
• Assault with a deadly weapon
• Battery against a spouse
• Sexual battery

If you or a family member has been charged with assault and battery in California, or is a person of interest in an investigation, then the time to act is NOW. There is literally no time to waste!

Call a Torrance criminal defense attorney at McGregor & Ernenwein today to discuss your legal rights. You can reach us toll free at (888) 338-4489 to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with one of our lawyers at a time that is convenient for you.