Assault and Battery Bail Bonds

If you have a loved one arrest for assault or battery, please contact one of our bail agents as soon as possible. Our bail bondsman can provide you with Confidential assistance and can have your loved one released from jail within hours.



In late 2004, Cameron Diaz and her pop-star boyfriend, Justin Timber-lake, were walking out of a Sunset Strip nightclub when they encountered a paparazzi photographer. Diaz, the Charlies Angels star, hit the photographer in the neck, tripped him over, and stole his camera. Timber-lake, looking at the photographer bleeding on the ground, yelled, What are you gonna do, man?
The crimes of assault and battery have been permeating American mass media for decades. Recently, Oscar winning actor Russell Crowe threw his cell phone at a hotel clerk and could face up to eight years in jail. Even decades ago, celebrity sex symbol Zsa Zsa Gabor made headlines when she slapped a police officer whom had just pulled her over. From nightly reports of gang violence to full coverage of celebrity trials, assault and battery are, unfortunately, a significant part of American society. Most recall the now infamous National Basketball Association brawl between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons fans in November of 2004. As a result of the melee, in which Pacer players charged Piston fans in the stands and on the court, five Pacers were charged with misdemeanor assault and battery.
At its most simple level, an assault is merely an attempted battery; and, although it is more complex, a battery can generally be described as a successful and completed assault. For example, when Russell Crowe threw his phone at the hotel clerk, it became an assault upon the action of throwing. Since the hotel clerk was subsequently hit with the phone, the battery became complete because contact resulted. Therefore, an assault can be committed without a battery, but the reciprocal is not true: a battery cannot be committed without an assault.
Though most celebrities generally plea-bargain their way out of any jail-time, a simple battery and simple assault are both misdemeanors, punishable by a $1,000 or $2,000 fine and imprisonment in county jail for up to six months. There are different levels of punishment: whereas a common incident involving an injured photographer is the lowest levelAn assault by any means of force likely to produce great bodily injury is a felony punishable by up to four years imprisonment and up to a $10,000 fine. Cal. Pen. Code 245(a) (2005). Like simple assaults, a felony assault may be committed without any resulting physical injury. The main issue is whether the force used was likely to produce great bodily harm, and not whether great bodily harm was produced.
A battery is a felony when the victim sustains serious bodily injury, and punishment is imprisonment for up to four years. Cal. Pen. Code 243(d) (2005). The legislature has defined serious bodily injury to include loss of consciousness, concussion, bone fracture, loss of function of an organ, disfigurement, and any wound requiring suturing.
Modern statutes have created felonies for aggravated assault and aggravated battery which carry more severe penalties. An aggravating circumstance is usually when there is serious or grave intent or when the defendant is using extraordinarily dangerous means. The most common form of aggravating circumstance is an assault with a deadly weapon. Committing an assault with a deadly weapon, defined as an instrument likely to produce death or great bodily injury, results in felony assault. Cal. Pen. Code 245 (2005). Additionally, there are several other statutes designed to enhance the punishment for assault and battery if the offense is committed against particular people. For example, committing an assault with a deadly weapon against a police officer can increase the sentence for up to ten years.
Because every completed battery includes assault, a defendant committing a battery usually cannot be separately convicted for an assault. However, when the degrees of the assault and battery differ, there can be two separate convictions for assault and battery.
For example, while it may seem that felony battery and felony aggravated assault are interrelated, a felony of aggravated assault focuses on the amount of force used, and a felony battery focuses on the actual injury inflicted. In 1984, juvenile Ronnie N. shot a pedestrian in the mouth with a B.B. gun and was charged with both felony aggravated assault and felony battery. In re Ronnie N., 174 Cal. App. 3d, 731 (1985). In considering whether he could be convicted of both, the court reasoned that the force causing serious bodily injury does not necessarily have to be deadly force. The court illustrated that the act of someone pushing another, resulting in serious bodily injury, may not have the required deadly force to result in an aggravated assault. Therefore, the aggravated assault is not included in a felony battery and the two offenses could be tried separately.
At its most basic level, an assault is an act intending to cause physical injury. When the act is completed and contact results, the assault then becomes a battery. An assault can occur without a battery if no physical contact occurs, but a battery automatically includes an assault. As we have seen however, there are many varying degrees of assault and battery; and a defendant can be convicted of both separately.

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Licensed Bondsman

A Bail Bond Company/Licensed Bondsman allows you to have a friend or family member be released from jail without having to pay the full amount of the bail. In most states, as required by law, a Bail Bond Company/Licensed Bondsman must charge 10% of the bail amount and guarantees the Court that the defendant will appear to all required Court hearings.

The bail bond is a contract between the bail agent (bondsman), the courts, and the person posting the bail (co-signer). The bail agents, as well as the co-signers are the people who are responsible for the defendant showing up for all their court appearances.

Money, in the form of a bond, is required by the court as an incentive to keep the defendant from fleeing once released. The bail agent charges a fee for the posting of this bond. The fee varies from state to state, but in New Jersey the fee is 10% of the face amount of the bond posted. Collateral is usually required to ensure that the bond is secure, and the bail agent is indemnified against loss in the event that the defendant fails to appear.

The amount of bail is set by the court and is dependent on the severity of the crime as well as how much of a flight risk the defendant is deemed.

The bail agent provides a guarantee to the court that the defendant will appear in court when summoned by the judge. The defendant will also have to check in regularly with the bail agent as a condition of his or her release.

Bail bonds are granted when a family member or friend contacts the bail agent before the defendant is released. Arrangements are made for the posting of a bail. After an agreement is signed, the bail agent posts a bond for the amount of the bail, to guarantee the defendants return to court.

If the defendant fails to check in, and the bail agent or the co-signer are unable to locate the defendant, the co-signer is immediately responsible for the full amount of the bail. After the defendant is located and arrested by the bail agent, the co-signer is responsible for all of the bail agent's expenses while looking for the defendant.

Defendants have the option of arranging for their bail through a bail bondsman or paying the court directly the full amount. When using a bail agent, the defendant provides collateral to the bail bondsman. The bail bondsman or bail bond company agent will then guarantee to pay the court if the defendant fails to appear, by posting a surety bail bond power of attorney with the jail or court.

After the defendant has completed all court appearances and the case is closed, the bail bond will be dissolved and any collateral given to the bail bondsman will be returned to the defendant or whoever posted the bond.

A co-signer always has the responsibility to ensure that the defendant appears in court as and when required. The co-signer must know the whereabouts of the defendant at all times and must immediately notify the bail bondsman if the defendant has moved. This is very important because the collateral that the co-signer posted for the defendant is at risk if the defendant fails to appear

Traumatic Experience

Getting arrested is a traumatic experience. It is confusing and even embarrassing. We understand. You can rely on us to get you through the bail process, emotionally and financially. Trust us to guide you step-by-step through the process of the jail system. We have years of experience and have helped many others in similar situations.
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