Which of the following statements is true? a. An aggravated assault can occur without a weapon of some sort. b. Aggravated mayhem cannot occur without a battery. c. An assault can occur without a battery. d. A battery can occur without an assault.

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Allan Cuevas

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Which of the following statements is true? a. An aggravated assault can occur without a weapon of some sort. b. Aggravated mayhem cannot occur without a battery. c. An assault can occur without a battery. d. A battery can occur without an assault.

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Colby · Answer 1

c. An assault can occur without a battery

b. Aggravated mayhem cannot occur without a battery.

Kaila Bruce · Answer 2

This statements are true:

b. Aggravated mayhem cannot occur without a battery.

c. An assault can occur without a battery.

Explanation:

b. A mayhem according to law is the consequence of a person's body being fractured, this may only ocurred after a person has being injured. In order of a mayhem to occurre someone has to have comitted battery. Battery is a phisical act done to harm a person.

c. A battery is differentiated from assault in common legal terms. For instance and assault can be explained by a threat to harm someone while a battery includes physically harming someone. This means someone can commete assoult wihtout battery.