Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Illinois
battery
i recently got into a fight at school with a girl..she pushed me and i pulled her hair. they gave me a ticket for battery. is that a felony?
Asked on 5/10/07, 12:45 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Regina Mullen
Legal Data Services, PLC
Re: battery
Simple battery is not usually a felony, although in a mutual fight, where it can be proved that one person hit first, it's usually called self-defense instead.
Answered on 5/10/07, 1:04 pm
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