Category: Aggravated Battery

IL Domestic Battery vs. Aggravated Battery: What’s the Difference?

Apr 7, 2022

Aggravated Battery | Domestic Assault | Domestic Battery

In the state of Illinois, there are certain actions one can take against household or family members that can land them in legal trouble – namely, domestic battery or aggravated domestic battery charges.

A conviction for either one of these crimes is serious, but what many people don’t understand is the difference is between the two.

What constitutes domestic battery and how is different than aggravated domestic battery? Read on to find out, as well as the consequences that can [...]

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Did You Know Strangulation Can Aggravate an IL Battery Charge?

Nov 5, 2020

Aggravated Battery

It isn’t uncommon for disagreements and arguments to sometimes become violent. When these incidents are serious enough, then typically someone within earshot (or closer) will call the police. Usually, the result is criminal charges for one or both of the parties involved.

The thing is, when there’s actual physical contact, there’s also a line between simple battery and an aggravated charge — one that can be ultrafine depending on what happened.

Strangulation, for instance, will automatically aggravate a battery charge. [...]

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Hit a Minor, Get an Automatic Aggravated Battery Charge in Illinois

Jul 30, 2019

Aggravated Battery | Assault & Battery | Battery

Regardless of the degree and circumstances surrounding the offense, criminal battery can be quite a serious charge. You could potentially face years behind bars, and a criminal record of violent crime can come back to haunt you for years.

Aggravated battery charges are even more serious than simple assault and battery. While simple battery often garners a misdemeanor charge, and penalties (at least on the first offense) are typically punished by probation, aggravated battery is always a felony which rarely [...]

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Understanding Battery: What Happened at the Trump Rally

Mar 22, 2016

Aggravated Battery

Politics is getting dangerous, and, unfortunately, we still have a long way to go to get to the November elections.

Illinois, and Chicago in particular, are on the main stage after a political rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump turned sour. And that’s putting it lightly.

Let’s take a moment to break down what happened at the University of Illinois – Chicago Pavilion on Friday, March 11.

Donald Trump, the current presidential front-runner, was scheduled to [...]

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Simple and Aggravated Assault and Battery: the Differences

Jul 14, 2015

Aggravated Assault | Aggravated Battery

You’ve been charged with assault and battery. But is that one crime or two?

Though often lumped together, assault and battery are two distinct types of criminal offenses in Illinois. The primary distinction between the two crimes is that while battery typically involves bodily harm, assault charges may occur even if you only engage in conduct that places another person in reasonable fear of bodily harm.

Below, we’ve explored the similarities and differences between assault and battery crimes, [...]

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