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Criminal Defense » Assault and Battery LA RS 14 - Criminal Law - Battery
Battery Definition
Battery is defined under Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes in the following manner:
§33. Battery defined
Battery is the intentional use of force or violence upon the person of another; or the intentional administration of a poison or other noxious liquid or substance to another.
- Charges of battery are often coupled by law enforcement officials with charges of assault in order to increase the possible penalties against an individual suspected of a crime
