Question

Demitri has noticed a friend of his talking to his girlfriend He can be very jealous. One day he decides to teach this friend a lesson. Demitri takes his baseball hat and hits the boy on the head. The boy falls to the ground and Demitri continues to hit him. Upon the realization that the boy is falling in and out of consciousness he calls 911 because he had no intention to cause such severe injury. If he faces criminal charges for beating his friend will he be able to successfully use the defense of abandonment?

Answer 1

No, the charge would be aggravated Assult because it was with a weapon his attorney could try to use temporary insanity but there’s a high chance that wouldn’t succeed