Mission Viejo, Orange County - A handyman contacted authorities in Mission Viejo on Sunday after a women allegedly attacked him, and now the woman is under arrest for battery.
According to Orange County Sheriff's investigators the handyman did work around the woman's Mission Viejo home, but the woman wasn't too happy with the handyman's work and alleged committed battery on the man.
A lot of people think assault and battery are the same crime, but they're very separate crimes, explains Irvine criminal attorney Michael L. Guisti explains.
Assault is when you make an attempt to injure another person, but don't make physical contact, and battery is when you make actual physical contact with another person with the intention of causing harm, Guisti explains.
In assault cases it's not that unusual for criminal threat charges to be filed, and assault and battery charges are also common in domestic violence cases, says Guisti.
In assault charges you must of had the ability and intent to carry out a physical attack, and if you didn't then you shouldn't be charged with assault or making criminal threats for that matter, says Guisti.
It's very important to understand that we're only hearing one side of this story with the handyman in Mission Viejo, says Guisti, and the suspect's side of the story could be something different, like possibly the victim did something to antagonize her.
A big part of criminal defense is making sure the suspect has their side of story fairly heard in court, explains Guisti, because, regrettably, law enforcement and prosecutors make snap judgments about suspects.
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