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    Default Assault Charges Without Physical Contact

    Can you be procecuted in the state of michigan for assault/battery if theres no physical contact?

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    Default Re: Assault Charges Without Physical Contact

    It depends upon the full context. For example,
    Quote Quoting MCL 750.89 - Assault with intent to rob and steal being armed
    Any person, being armed with a dangerous weapon, or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead a person so assaulted reasonably to believe it to be a dangerous weapon, who shall assault another with intent to rob and steal shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for life, or for any term of years.
    That statute does not require contact in order for the defendant to be convicted.

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    Default Re: Assault Charges Without Physical Contact

    Think of it like this: assault is the threat that you're going to do something, the battery is the actual "doing" or touching part. If I grab a bat and say "I'm going to hit you" that's aggrevated assault. When I bash you with it, that's aggrevated battery (due to the bat and it's propencity to cause great bodily harm).

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