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Assault
and Battery - Domestic with Great Bodily Injury
Oklahoma Violent Crimes Defense Attorneys
Okla.
Stat.
tit. 21 § 644(C)-(D)
Crime:
In
Oklahoma, it is unlawful to commit any assault and battery against a
current or former spouse, present spouse of a former spouse, parent,
foster parent, child, a person otherwise related by blood or marriage, a
person with whom the defendant is in a dating relationship, an
individual with whom the defendant has had a child, a person who
formerly lived in the same household as the defendant, or a person
living in the same household as the defendant. If such an assault
and battery causes great bodily harm, the offense becomes a felony.
Punishment:
Domestic
assault and battery resulting in great bodily injury is a felony
punishable by up to ten (10) years imprisonment in the custody of
the Department of Corrections, or up to one (1) year imprisonment in the
county jail.
Title 21. Crimes and Punishments
Chapter 20 - Assault and Battery
Section 644 - Punishment for Assault and Battery
C. Any person who commits any assault and battery against a current or
former spouse, a present spouse of a former spouse, parents, a foster
parent, a child, a person otherwise related by blood or marriage, a
person with whom the defendant is in a dating relationship as defined by
Section 60.1 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes, an individual with
whom the defendant has had a child, a person who formerly lived in the
same household as the defendant, or a person living in the same
household as the defendant shall be guilty of domestic abuse. Upon
conviction, the defendant shall be punished by imprisonment in the
county jail for not more than one (1) year, or by a fine not exceeding
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine and
imprisonment. Upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense, the
person shall be punished by imprisonment in the custody of the
Department of Corrections for not more than four (4) years, or by a fine
not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or by both such fine
and imprisonment. The provisions of Section 51.1 of this title shall not
apply to any second or subsequent offense.
D. Any person convicted of domestic abuse as defined in subsection C of
this section that results in great bodily injury to the victim shall be
guilty of a felony and punished by imprisonment in the custody of the
Department of Corrections for not more than ten (10) years, or by
imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year. The
provisions of Section 51.1 of this title shall apply to any second or
subsequent conviction of a violation of this subsection.
Tulsa
Oklahoma domestic assault and battery defense lawyers and attorneys
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