Aggravated Assault

[pclifton912]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Georgia. I am currently in the Delayed Entry Program for the United States Marine Corps and I am suppose to go to basic training December, 6, 2010. Back in may I was drinking at a friends house and her roommate got in a fight with another male that was present. I tried to break the fight up and the guy attacked me, I eventually got away from him and he started choking the other guy, so I picked up a broom and hit him in the head to free him of the other person and I am now being charged with Aggravated Assault. Can I use first offenders in GA for this type of crime? If I do serve jail time what is the normal punishment for Aggravated Assault. Will it make a difference to the prosecutors that I am suppose to be going to recruit training in 2 months? So far I have not been given a court date and I am worried that I will get dropped from marine corps DEP. Also this is my first time ever being in trouble with the law.

[Dogmatique]

What exactly is the code under which you have been charged?

[pclifton912]

code? as in use of a deadly weapon? Is that what you mean? belive that is it, but I'm not quite sure.

[Dogmatique]

No, I mean the exact code - statute - under which you're charged.

Such as:

Title 16, Section 16-5-21 of the Georgia criminal code (for example)

(Looking at that section incidentally, you'll see that there's a sentence of not less than 1 year incarceration....and up to 20)