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18 year old girl get possble verbal assault felony charges

My 18 year old daughter has had an on going fued with a girl from high school who previously dated my daughters current boyfriend. The verbal back and forth had lasted a year and my daughter recieved a phone call from the girl and broke down and called back leaving a voicemail threatening the girls life. the police have now contacted my daughter. what kind of charges and consequences are we looking at?


Asked on 10/10/06, 1:06 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: 18 year old girl get possble verbal assault felony charges

Probably, not much(assuming your daughter has no prior convictions), but without knowing much more, it's difficult to say with certainty.

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Answered on 10/10/06, 1:15 pm
Fred Kaufman Fredrick S. Kaufman, Esquire

Re: 18 year old girl get possble verbal assault felony charges

Two charges come to immediate mind: Making threats over a telephone and Assault and Battery.

They are both Class One Misdemeanors which carry a maximum twelve months in jail and $2500 fine each.

Since there is no history between the two and nothng was done in furtherance of the threat the Assault and Battery will probably not be elevated to a felony.

Your daugter needs some Anger Control education to teach her how to deal with her feelings in a non criminal way. Get her in that and hire a good lawyer and the Court might be predisposed to put her on probabtion and ultimately dismiss the charges.

Good luck.

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Answered on 10/10/06, 2:14 pm


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