
Fourth Degree Assault – Gross Misdemeanor – Revised Code of Washington, Section 9A.36.041. Third Degree Assault – Class C Felony – Revised Code of Washington, Section 9A.36.031. Second Degree Assault – Class B Felony – Revised Code of Washington, Section 9A.36.021. First Degree Assault – Class A Felony – Revised Code of Washington, Section 9A.36.011. There are four main degrees of assault charges. Whether you were defending yourself or just had a momentary lapse in judgment, assault convictions can be damaging for defendants. Usually, those are assault charges.Īssault charges also vary significantly in their seriousness, depending on the situation. To be charged with a sexual motivation enhancement, prosecutors must bring non-sex offense charges first. It could mean the difference between years behind bars and never being charged at all. So if you believe you’re under investigation for an assault charge or other charge with a sexual motivation enhancement, contact an experienced defense attorney right away. And even though they must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that an assault was committed with sexual motivation to get a conviction, the penalties can be incredibly damaging for defendants.
Prosecutors often pursue crimes of a violent or sexual nature more aggressively.
Adding ‘flat time’ in custody that must be served consecutively to any other sentence you receive, and you are not entitled to any ‘good time’ credits for that additional time. Turning a non-sex offense into a sex crime requiring registration as a sex offender if convicted and. Elevating the class of crime (so it would increase a class B felony to a class A felony). If they do so, and the underlying charge is a felony, it has very harmful effects, including: If they find something they don't understand, or think is inappropriate they should click Home and go back to Webkinz.In the state of Washington, prosecutors can allege a crime, such as assault, was committed with sexual motivation (SM). I explained that just like on TV, there are things on the Internet that children shouldn't be watching. First and probably most important, was the speech about "bad things" on the internet. We started out with a few basic rules and have expanded slightly on them. We are choosing instead to take an active role in monitoring and teaching our kids how to self monitor their use of the Internet. I assure them that the lack of "automatic" software doesn't mean our children are unsupervised on the Inter webs.
I've had a number of parents express concern, or horror over this. The experience has been great for all of us because they do not need my approval to visit every new variant of or Cartoon Network. They now surf unhindered by the arbitrary limits of the ambiguous cyber-morality-police. Despite my wife's initial disapproval, I have removed all forms of net nanny software from the kid's computer.