Assault & Battery Attorney in Houston, Texas
What possible defenses might be raised in assault cases?
What possible defenses might be raised in assault cases?
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the biggest defense in assault case
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would be self-defense which is majority
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of what we handle self-defense cases
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so in texas you are able to use
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self-defense to defend yourself when you
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feel as though you’re being threatened
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with that unlawful use of force
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so for example let’s say you’re leaving
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the grocery store you’re walking to your
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car
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someone walks up and punches you you
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could punch them back to defend yourself
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and be able to argue that in a courtroom
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to a jury and say that i was justified
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in punching this person
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because they punched me and i was
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defending myself
Houston, TX criminal defense attorney Leslie Rebescher talks about the possible defenses that might be raised in assault cases.
