NEW YORK CITY ASSAULT DEFENSE ATTORNEY

ASSAULT PENALTIES

No Priors Non Violent Predicate Violent Predicate

B Violent Felony Lowest: 5 years in prison
Highest: 25 years in prison

Lowest: 8 years in prison
Highest: 25 years in prison

Lowest: 10 years in prison
Highest: 25 years in prison

B Non Violent Felony Lowest: 1 - 3 years prison
Highest: 81/3- 25 years prison

Lowest: 4 1/2 - 9 years prison
Highest: 12 1/2 - 25 years

C Violent Felony Lowest: 3 1/2 years in prison
Highest: 15 years in prison

Lowest: 5 years in prison
Highest: 15 years in prison

Lowest: 7 years in prison
Highest: 15 years in prison

C Non Violent Felony Lowest: No Jail (Probation possible)
Highest: 5 - 15 years in prison

Lowest: 3 - 6 years in prison
Highest: 7 1/2 - 15 years in prison

D Violent Felony Lowest: 2 years in prison
Highest: 7 years in prison

Lowest: 3 years in prison
Highest: 7 years in prison

Lowest: 5 years in prison
Highest: 7 years in prison

D Non Violent Felony Lowest: No Jail (Probation possible)
Highest: 2 1/3 - 7 years in prison

Lowest: 2 - 4 years in prison
Highest: 3 1/2 - 7 years in prison

E Violent Felony Lowest: 1 1/2 years in prison
Highest: 4 years in prison

Lowest: 2 years in prison
Highest: 4 years in prison

Lowest: 3 years in prison
Highest: 4 years in prison

E Non Violent Felony Lowest: No Jail
Highest: 1 1/3 - 4 years in prison

Lowest: 1 1/2 - 3 years in prison
Highest: 2 - 4 years in prison

A Misdemeanor Lowest: No Jail
Highest: 1 year in jail

Lowest: No Jail
Highest: 1 year in jail

B Misdemeanor Lowest: No Jail
Highest: 90 days in jail

Lowest: No Jail
Highest: 90 days in jail

Violation Lowest: No Jail
Highest: 15 days in jail

Lowest: No Jail
Highest: 15 days in jail