SIMPLE ASSAULT PENNSYLVANIA CODE 18 § 2701

If you have been arrested in Philadelphia, Bucks county, Montgomery county, Delaware county, or Chester county, for Simple Assault, you should immediately contact the Philadelphia criminal lawyers at Legalphilly.com.  Our team of knowledgeable and aggressive lawyers represent clients charged with simple assault in Philadelphia, Bucks county, Montgomery county, Delaware county, or Chester county.

If you or your loved one was charged with Simple Assault in Pennsylvania our lawyers will be glad to explain the law as it relates to the charged of simple assault. Lawyers at LegalPhilly.com will illustrate the way the charge of Simple Assault is applied in the various Pennsylvania counties. Every county in Pennsylvania handles this particular charge in a different way. Our lawyers understand this particular law and how it is applied by police and the district attorney’s office. The attorneys at our firm are here to provide you with a better understanding of the Pennsylvania Simple Assault code as it pertains to your particular situation; and at the same time provide you with the utmost professional and knowledgeable defense.

Under Pennsylvania law criminal code section 18 § 2701, simple assault occurs when a person commits the crime of simple assault, if the person communicates, either directly or indirectly, a threat to (1) (1)  attempts to cause or intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; (2)  negligently causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon; (3) attempts by physical menace to put another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury, or   (4) conceals or attempts to conceal a hypodermic needle on his person and intentionally or knowingly penetrates a law enforcement officer or an officer or an employee of a correctional institution, county jail or prison, detention facility or mental hospital during the course of an arrest or any search of the person.

If you have are charged with simple assault, contact our team of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and New Jersey criminal defense attorneys at legalphilly.com. We offer a free initial consultation. Simple Assault in Pennsylvania can result in a serious sentence for someone who is found guilty. Simple Assault is also graded as a misdemeanor of the second degree, unless it’s committed :(1)in a fight or scuffle entered into by mutual consent, in which case it is a misdemeanor of the third degree; or (2) against a child under 12 years of age by a person 18 years of age or older, in which case it is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

Our Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, or New Jersey criminal defense lawyers will provide you with the utmost guidance and representation, and fight for your rights as it pertains to your freedom when you are charged under the Pennsylvania code for simple assault. When you need a Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, or New Jersey lawyer to represent you when charged with terroristic threats contact our office for a free initial consultation at 267-265-4553.