MARYLAND MALICIOUS WOUNDING/ASSAULT DEFENSE ATTORNEYS

DEFEND CLIENTS CHARGED WITH MALICIOUS WOUNDING OR ASSAULT IN MARYLAND

If you are charged in Maryland with maliciously shooting, stabbing, cutting, or wounding any person or by any means cause him bodily injury, with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable, or kill, then you need the help of our Maryland malicious wounding attorneys. For more information or to make an appointment with SRIS, P.C., Maryland assault attorney, please call, send an e-mail or complete the on-line form.

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The following are some of the different types of Assault charges one could face in the State of Maryland:

• Assault in the first degree
• Assault in the second degree
• Reckless endangerment
• Defenses

MALICIOUS WOUNDING DEFENSE

§ 3-202. Assault in the first degree (top)

Prohibited

(a)(1) A person may not intentionally cause or attempt to cause serious physical injury to another.
(2) A person may not commit an assault with a firearm, including:
(i) a handgun, antique firearm, rifle, shotgun, short-barreled shotgun, or short-barreled rifle, as those terms are defined in § 4-201 of this article;
(ii) an assault pistol, as defined in § 4-301 of this article;
(iii) a machine gun, as defined in § 4-401 of this article; and
(iv) a regulated firearm, as defined in § 5-101 of the Public Safety Article.

Penalty

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of the felony of assault in the first degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 25 years.

§ 3-203. Assault in the second degree (top)

Prohibited

(a) A person may not commit an assault.

Penalty

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person who violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of assault in the second degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.

Law enforcement officers

(c)(1) In this subsection, "physical injury" means any impairment of physical condition, excluding minor injuries.
(2) A person may not intentionally cause physical injury to another if the person knows or has reason to know that the other is a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of the officer's official duties.
(3) A person who violates paragraph (2) of this subsection is guilty of the felony of assault in the second degree and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

§ 3-204. Reckless endangerment (top)

Prohibited

(a) A person may not recklessly:
(1) engage in conduct that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another; or
(2) discharge a firearm from a motor vehicle in a manner that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another.

Penalty

(b) A person who violates this section is guilty of the misdemeanor of reckless endangerment and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

Exceptions

(c)(1) Subsection (a)(1) of this section does not apply to conduct involving:
(i) the use of a motor vehicle, as defined in § 11-135 of the Transportation Article; or
(ii) the manufacture, production, or sale of a product or commodity.
(2) Subsection (a)(2) of this section does not apply to:
(i) a law enforcement officer or security guard in the performance of an official duty; or
(ii) an individual acting in defense of a crime of violence as defined in § 5-101 of the Public Safety Article.

§ 3-209. Defenses (top)

A person charged with a crime under § 3-202, § 3-203, § 3-204, or § 3-205 of this subtitle may assert any judicially recognized defense.

The Maryland malicious wounding defense attorneys and Law Offices of SRIS, P.C., are located in Rockville and Annapolis .

For more information or to make an appointment with SRIS, P.C., please call, send an e-mail or complete the on-line form.

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