Former SEAL Convicted of Battery in Las Vegas
A former SEAL in the U.S. Navy was given sixty days in jail and probation after being convicted of seven counts of the Nevada crime of battery stemming from his attacking eight people with a lead pipe last year in the Venetian. He was reportedly intoxicated at the time on nearly twenty alcoholic beverages. As part of his sentence he also has to avoid alcohol, pay restitution and go to counseling.
The Nevada crime of battery is the unlawful or unwanted use of physical force on someone else. Typical examples of battery are hitting, pushing, pouring a drink on, or even poisoning. Defenses to battery allegations may include that the "victim" consented to the touching, that the defendant acted in self-defenses, or that the "victim" falsely accused the defendant.
Penalties for a battery conviction range from minor to devastating depending on the severity of the incident, whether weapons were involved, and many other factors. For instance a simple punch that results in no substantial bodily harm would probably be prosecuted as a misdemeanor, and the judge may choose to impose no jail time. But if the defendant used a knife and the victim sustained a bad injury, it's a category B felony carrying up to fifteen years in prison.
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