Aggravated assault is the crime of physically attacking another person
which results in serious bodily harm and/or is committed with a deadly
or dangerous weapon such as a gun, knife, sword, ax or blunt instrument.
Aggravated assault is usually a felony punishable by a term in state prison.
It may involve, among other things, assault with intent to rape, maim or
murder.
The following is an example of a state statute dealing with aggravated
assault:
"A person is guilty of aggravated assault if he:
- attempts to cause serious bodily injury to another,
or causes such injury intentionally, knowingly or recklessly under circumstances
manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life;
- attempts to cause or intentionally, knowingly or recklessly
causes serious bodily injury to any of the officers, agents, employees
or other persons enumerated in subsection (c) or to an employee of an agency,
company or other entity engaged in public transportation, while in the
performance of duty;
- attempts to cause or intentionally or knowingly causes
bodily injury to a any of the officers, agents, employees or other persons
enumerated in subsection (c), in the performance of duty;
- attempts to cause or intentionally or knowingly causes
bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon; or
- attempts to cause or intentionally or knowingly causes
bodily injury to a teaching staff member, school board member, or other
employee, including a student employee, of any elementary or secondary
publicly-funded educational institution, any elementary or secondary private
school licensed by the Department of Education or any elementary or secondary
parochial school while acting in the scope of his or her employment or
because of his or her employment relationship to the school.
- attempts by physical menace to put any of the officers,
agents, employees or other persons enumerated in subsection (c), while
in the performance of duty, in fear of imminent serious bodily injury."
