Felonious Assault Sentencing Guidelines for Ohio

Ohio sentencing guidelines provide the possible sentencing range for a defendant. Assault crimes fall under misdemeanors or felonies, depending on the severity of the offense. Ohio classifies felonious assaults as the most severe of these crimes, a second-degree felony.

Definition

Felonious assault covers several specifics including causing serious harm to an individual, including an unborn child, and use of a deadly weapon to harm or attempt to harm someone.

Comparisons

Simple assault, a misdemeanor, includes knowingly or recklessly harming someone or their unborn child. Negligent assault, also a misdemeanor, results from harm to a person because of the defendant's neglect to act. Aggravated assault, a felony, follows the same guidelines as felonious assault, except that the act is committed in rage or passion.

Penalty

Classified as a second-degree felony, felonious assault carries a variety of possible penalties, ranging from two to eight years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

References

• State of Ohio: Felony Sentencing Chart
• My Ohio Defense Lawyer: Ohio Assault Laws
• Mattnew R. Lippman: "Criminal Procedure" -- Punishment and Sentencing