Leaving a bar with Assault or Battery
By David McKenzie, Georgia Lawyer specializing in DUI, Drug Charges & Criminal Defense
Usually, people go to sports bars, or any bars, to unwind and relax. That is what Chase Christly thought when he went to Twin Peaks in Buckhead, where he was accused of slapping a server, according to Atlanta News First. Christy was arrested for Simple Battery and taken to the Fulton County Jail, where he made a bond on the Charges of Simple Battery for $10.000.00. Many people don’t consider the implications of the charges until they happen to them.
In this situation, tempers got overwhelmed, and an argument led to Chase Christly being charged with Simple Battery. Here, the crime of Aggravated Assault, Simple Battery, or Aggravated Battery comes to light when you have an unconsented touching of another person without their permission. Let’s look at Simple Battery and some other charges Christly can face when his case is accused.
Simple Assault is defined by O.C.G.A. 16-5-20. In part, this statute states that a person commits the offense of simple assault when they intentionally place a person in a position where they are placed in fear of immediate injury by their action. When Christy made the motion or began his “slap,” it could have put the victim in fear, but other patrons at the bar could also have been in fear.
The statute from O.C.G.A. 16-5-23 defines the offense of Simple Battery, and Battery is defined in O.C.G.A. 16-5-23.1. In part, these statutes state that a person commits the offense of simple battery when they intentionally make physical contact of insulting or provoking nature or cause harm to another. In this case, when the victim was slapped, that would qualify for the offense.
Aggravated Assault. This is defined under O.C.G.A. 16-5-21 and involves intent to murder, rape, or rob with a deadly weapon, used offensively, resulting in strangulation or without legal justification by discharging a firearm. Although it doesn’t appear to apply here if Christly had a weapon of any form in his hands, then the state can charge him with aggravated assault, but the state also has to prove intent, which might be difficult.
Have you been arrested for Battery, Simple Battery, Aggravated Battery, Simple Assault or Aggravated Assault or even parties to a crime? Every case is different because no two sets of facts are the same. Proper application of not just the law but also case law to your situation would take an examination of the facts surrounding your case and create an adequately mounted defense for YOUR arrest. Our office has 24-hour response lines and can answer and help with your questions. Give our team of lawyers a call at 404-445-8494. We can help you mount a proper defense for your situation.
ANF – https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/01/11/reality-tv-star-chase-chrisley-bonds-out-jail-after-being-arrested-accused-simple-battery/
