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What is Assault?

According to NRS § 200.471, an individual can be charged with assault if he or she threatens or attempts to use physical force against another person. This offense is different from battery because you do not actually have to carry out the threat to be charged with an offense.

Penalties For Assault in Nevada

Assault is usually considered a misdemeanor offense that is punishable by up to six months in jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000. If the offender used a deadly weapon to commit the crime, he or she can be charged with aggravated assault, a class B felony, and sentenced to up to six years in prison and/or up to a $5,000 fine.

What Is Battery?

Battery is defined under NRS § 200.481 as willfully and intentionally using force or violence against another person in an unlawful manner. In order to be charged with battery, an individual must actually make physical contact with the alleged victim.

Penalties For Battery in Nevada

If an individual is convicted of battery, he or she can be charged with a misdemeanor and sentenced to up to six months in jail and/or up to a $1,000 fine. If the battery resulted in substantial bodily harm to the alleged victim, the offender could be convicted of a class C felony and sentenced to up to five years in prison and/or a maximum of $10,000 in fines.

If a deadly weapon was used during the commission of a battery, the offender could be charged with a class B felony and sentenced to between two and 10 years behind bars and/or a fine of up to $10,000 fine. If a deadly weapon was used and it led to substantial injury, the offender can face between two and 15 years in prison and/or up to a $10,000 fine.

Prosecutors must prove each of these elements to convict, and your defense lawyer can call their evidence into question. Failure to prove any element could lead to a reduction of charges or dismissal.

What Is Robbery?

Robbery is defined by NRS § 200.380 as forcefully (or by threat of force or violence) taking the property of another person against his or her will while the victim is present. 

Penalties For Robbery in Nevada

This offense is considered a class B felony and is punishable by between two and 15 years in prison. If a deadly weapon is used during the commission of the offense, the individual can be charged with armed robbery and can have an additional one to 15 years added to their sentence.

What is Kidnapping?

According to NRS § 200.310, anyone who knowingly and intentionally confines, takes, entices, abducts, or conceals a person with the intent of holding, extorting, detaining, sexually assaulting, robbing, harming, killing, or otherwise harming the person against his or her will, is guilty of kidnapping.

Penalties For Kidnapping in Nevada

The penalties for kidnapping in Las Vegas depend on the circumstances surrounding the offense. If an individual kidnaps a victim for the purposes of harming, killing, sexually assaulting, robbing, or extorting them, he or she can be charged with first-degree kidnapping, a category A felony, and sentenced to five years to life in prison.

If an individual kidnaps someone with an intent that is not mentioned under first-degree kidnapping, he or she can be charged with second-degree kidnapping, a category B felony, and sentenced to between two to 15 years in prison and/or up to $15,000 in fines.

If an individual who has custodial rights over a child kidnaps their own child, he or she can be charged with a category D felony. This is punishable by one to four years in prison and/or a fine of up to $5,000.

Contact Our Violent Crimes Lawyer in Las Vegas Today

If you have been charged with a violent crime in Paradise, Las Vegas, Clark County, Henderson, or the surrounding areas, contact Pariente Law Firm, P.C. today, at (702) 945-0595. Michael Pariente is a skilled violent crimes attorney who, as a former prosecutor, has knowledge of how prosecutors think. He will use his knowledge and experience to fight to weaken the prosecution’s case against you.

Pariente Law Firm, P.C. is dedicated to serving clients like you. We pride ourselves on providing quality defense options for every client.

Contact Pariente Law Firm, P.C., today to get started on your defense with our Las Vegas violent crimes attorney.