Legal Question in Criminal Law in Washington

Re: second degree assault

Here is the statute on assault second degree. RCW 9A.36.021 Assault in the second degree.

(1) A person is guilty of assault in the second degree if he or she,

under circumstances not amounting to assault in the first degree:

(a) Intentionally assaults another and thereby recklessly inflicts

substantial bodily harm; or

(b) Intentionally and unlawfully causes substantial bodily harm to an

unborn quick child by intentionally and unlawfully inflicting any injury

upon the mother of such child; or

(c) Assaults another with a deadly weapon; or

(d) With intent to inflict bodily harm, administers to or causes to be

taken by another, poison or any other destructive or noxious substance; or

(e) With intent to commit a felony, assaults another; or

(f) Knowingly inflicts bodily harm which by design causes such pain or

agony as to be the equivalent of that produced by torture.

(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, assault in the

second degree is a class B felony.

(b) Assault in the second degree with a finding of sexual motivation

under RCW 9.94A.835 or 13.40.135 is a class A felony.

A regular assault second degree, a class B felony, can get you up to 10 years. Contact me directly if you'd like assistance with the case.

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