03-12-2013, 01:18 PM
Ohio sentencing guidelines provide the possible sentencing range for a defendant. Assault crimes fall under misdemeanors or felonies, depending on the severity of the offense. Ohio classifies felonious assaults as the most severe of these crimes, a second-degree felony.
Definition
Felonious assault covers several specifics including causing serious harm to an individual, including an unborn child, and use of a deadly weapon to harm or attempt to harm someone.
Comparisons
Simple assault, a misdemeanor, includes knowingly or recklessly harming someone or their unborn child. Negligent assault, also a misdemeanor, results from harm to a person because of the defendant's neglect to act. Aggravated assault, a felony, follows the same guidelines as felonious assault, except that the act is committed in rage or passion.
Penalty-
Classified as a second-degree felony, felonious assault carries a variety of possible penalties, ranging from two to eight years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
^from ehow.com
Definition
Felonious assault covers several specifics including causing serious harm to an individual, including an unborn child, and use of a deadly weapon to harm or attempt to harm someone.
Comparisons
Simple assault, a misdemeanor, includes knowingly or recklessly harming someone or their unborn child. Negligent assault, also a misdemeanor, results from harm to a person because of the defendant's neglect to act. Aggravated assault, a felony, follows the same guidelines as felonious assault, except that the act is committed in rage or passion.
Penalty-
Classified as a second-degree felony, felonious assault carries a variety of possible penalties, ranging from two to eight years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
^from ehow.com