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Seeking justice often motivates pressing charges. Filing charges ensures perpetrators are held accountable, potentially leading to imprisonment or fines. This formal recognition of harm provides a sense of justice, validating the victim's experience.
Ohio assault laws define assault as the act of causing or attempting to cause harm to another person or unborn child, while battery involves negligently or intentionally causing bodily harm or offensive physical contact.
For example, depending on the offense, a first-time misdemeanor offense can carry the possibility of fines, probation, and even jail time.
In Ohio, to be charged with domestic violence, you have to cause or attempt to cause physical harm against a family member. However, the level of harm caused can vary widely, and does not even have to be intentional to result in an arrest.
If you're convicted of domestic violence for the first time, you usually face a first-degree misdemeanor, although there are rare situations where a fourth-degree misdemeanor applies instead. You face a maximum of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Lack of Probable Cause: If the initial arrest was made without probable cause, the charges may be dismissed. This could involve a lack of evidence to support the officer's belief that a crime had been committed or that the accused was the perpetrator.
A felony domestic violence conviction can have lifelong ramifications because it is permanently on your record unless you obtain a dismissal pursuant to Penal Code section 1203.4. While rare, the Governor of California can grant a pardon for a felony conviction, essentially wiping it clean.
In a violent crime, a victim is harmed by or threatened with violence. Violent crimes include rape and sexual assault, robbery, assault and murder.