{"id":78,"date":"2023-03-07T22:18:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T03:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/?p=78"},"modified":"2025-01-13T12:39:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:39:05","slug":"georgia-fv-assault-simple-assault-battery-simple-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/georgia-fv-assault-simple-assault-battery-simple-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic Violence Lawyer: FV Battery, FV Assault in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article discusses a crime known (alternatively) as domestic violence (DV) or family violence (FV) in Georgia. All crimes in the Peach State are codified in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated or OCGA <\/strong>for short.<\/p>\n

OCGA Assault and Simple Assault: <\/em>Assault is placing someone in fear of apprehension or bodily harm. OGCA simple assault, a misdemeanor, occurs when some touching or contact took place but no cut, bruise or internal damage to the “victim” took place. OCGA simple assault is handled by Georgia’s misdemeanor-level courts, like the State Court of Fulton County.<\/p>\n

OCGA Battery and Simple Battery: <\/em>Battery is touching, hitting, or striking another person. A battery charge in Georgia<\/a> has a misdemeanor component called OCGA simple battery or a “simple battery charge” in Georgia.<\/p>\n

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This article discusses a crime known (alternatively) as domestic violence (DV) or family violence (FV) in Georgia. All crimes in the Peach State are codified in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated or OCGA for short. OCGA Assault and Simple Assault: Assault is placing someone in fear of apprehension or bodily harm. OGCA simple assault, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-battery","category-criminal-defense"],"yoast_head":"\nDomestic Violence Lawyer: FV Battery, FV Assault in Georgia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"FREE CONSULTATION-404-567-5515-Call 24\/7-Domestic violence lawyer: FV battery, FV assault in Georgia. Assault is placing a person in fear of apprehension or bodily harm. 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