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Assault or Assault and Battery in Michigan
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Torture
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 328 of 1931 750.85 Torture; felony; penalty; definitions; element of crime; other laws. Sec. 85. (1) A person who, with the intent to cause cruel or extreme physical or mental pain and suffering, inflicts great bodily injury or severe mental pain or suffering upon another person within his or her custody or physical control commits torture and is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or any… Continue Reading
Understanding Assault and Battery Laws: Section 750.81 of the Michigan Penal Code Simplified
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 328 of 1931 750.81 Assault or assault and battery; penalties; previous convictions; exception; §dating relationship§ defined. Sec. 81. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who assaults or assaults and batters an individual, if no other punishment is prescribed by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or… Continue Reading
Assault-Infliction of Serious or Aggravated Injury
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 328 of 1931 750.81a Assault; infliction of serious or aggravated injury; penalties; previous convictions; "dating relationship" defined. Sec. 81a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who assaults an individual without a weapon and inflicts serious or aggravated injury upon that individual without intending to commit murder or to inflict great bodily harm less than murder is guilty of… Continue Reading
Enhanced Sentences
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 328 of 1931 750.81b Enhanced sentence; provisions. Sec. 81b. The following provisions apply in any case in which the prosecuting attorney seeks an enhanced sentence under section 81(3) or (4) or 81a(3): (a) The charging document or amended charging document shall include a notice provision that states that the prosecuting attorney intends to seek an enhanced sentence under section 81(3) or (4) or 81a(… Continue Reading
Assaulting, Battering, Resisting, Obstructing, Person Performing Duty
THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 328 of 1931 750.81d Assaulting, battering, resisting, obstructing, opposing person performing duty; felony; penalty; other violations; consecutive terms; definitions. Sec. 81d. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3), and (4), an individual who assaults, batters, wounds, resists, obstructs, opposes, or endangers a person who the individual knows or has reason to know is performing his or her duties… Continue Reading