New Orleans Assault Criminal Defense Attorney

Elizabeth B. Carpenter, Esq. — New Orleans Assault Defense Attorney

  Aggravated Assault upon a Peace Officer with a Firearm  –  La R.S. 14:37.2

Aggravated assault upon a peace officer with a firearm is an assault committed upon a peace officer who is acting in the course and scope of his duties with a firearm.

Whoever commits an aggravated assault upon a peace officer with a firearm shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned for 1 to 10 years, with or without hard labor, or both.

Aggravated Assault upon a Peace Officer with a Firearm is a Crime of Violence under La Revised Statutes.