Battery is a commonly charged crime in Southern California, Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego.

The Law Office of Keith J. Bruno has demonstrated through dismissals, "not guilty" verdicts, hung juries, and by other means, a successful track record of defending clients accused of committing serious violent crimes, including battery and aggravated battery. If you are accused of battery in California, then you need a lawyer, skilled in the art of trial advocacy, to defend your rights. Make no mistake, battery is a serious crime that can have spiraling consequences.

In California, definition of battery is: "the unlawful touching of another, without their consent." The intent to touch and the harm must be intentional to constitute a battery, but the injury does not need to be significant to be in violation of the law. In fact, it does not even need to be a physical injury.

Because physical injury does not need to be present, the mere accusation of battery may be enough for you to wind up in the defendant's chair. For one individual to press charges against another the police (or anyone else) do not even have to witness the alleged battery. Someone else can file a "private persons arrest declaration" and have you arrested and criminal charges filed. Truly unbelievable.

A battery may be charged as a felony or misdemeanor, and in certain cases where there a victim has suffered serious bodily injury, a conviction may result as a strike on the defendant's criminal record under the California "Three Strikes Law." Needless to say, a criminal charge for battery is serious business.

If you have been accused of a battery or if you have been in a physical altercation with someone else, contact the Orange County, Los Angeles and San Diego criminal defense firm of The Law Office of Keith J. Bruno. We offer a free face-to-face consultation and can work out a payment plan in most situations.

The Newport Beach, Orange County, California, Law Office of Keith J. Bruno represents Californians who have been accused, charged, or arrested for criminal offenses in Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego.