Common Assault

[andrew1955]

My boy is now getting doin for a common assault a first he got arrested for gbh but as thay have seein his ex girl freind and its not as bad as she makes out to be thay chang it from gbh and his got court on friday wat do u think thay will do it is first criminal a fence

[ummmm]

A fine.

[Peter Pedant]

. We really need the section number of the charge
that is: he has been charged under section ....

the other thing is that he needs to fix upa lawyer before Friday.
which will cost either you or him

[factor-fiction]

I think we're supposed to avoid those sorts of comments in Law section, Beso. Remember the estoppel thread