Battery
Battery is defined as an unlawful and intentional touching or striking of another person against the will of that other person. If you have committed a prior battery, and were found “guilty” of the prior charge, even if adjudication was withheld – you may be charged with a felony battery on a second or later battery, which becomes a third degree felony punishable by up to five years in the state prison system. Also – if you are charged with a misdemeanor battery that involved a family member or other person who qualifies as a domestic partner – a conviction, even as a misdemeanor, will bar you thereafter from ownership or possession of firearms or ammunition. A person charged with this offense can face a maximum of 1 to 30 years in prison if convicted of this offense.