PL 120.05 Assault in the 2d degree Class D violent felony Link to CJI2d
§ 120.05  Assault in the second degree.
  A person is guilty of assault in the second degree when:
  1.  With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he
causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or
  2.   With intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes
such injury to such person or to a third person by  means  of  a  deadly
weapon or a dangerous instrument; or
  3.  With  intent to prevent a peace officer, police officer, a fire-
man, including a fireman acting as  a  paramedic  or  emergency  medical
technician  administering first aid in the course of performance of duty
as such fireman, an emergency medical  service  paramedic  or  emergency
medical  service technician, or medical or related personnel in a hospi-
tal emergency department,  from  performing  a  lawful  duty,  by  means
including  releasing or failing to control an animal under circumstances
evincing the actor's intent that the animal obstruct the lawful activity
of such peace officer, police officer, fireman, paramedic or technician,
he causes physical injury to such peace officer, police  officer,  fire-
man, paramedic, technician or medical or related personnel in a hospital
emergency department; or
  4.   He recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person by
means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument; or
  5.   For a purpose other than lawful medical or therapeutic treatment,
he  intentionally  causes  stupor,  unconsciousness  or  other  physical
impairment  or injury to another person by administering to him, without
his consent, a drug, substance or preparation capable of  producing  the
same; or
  6.  In the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempted
commission of a felony, other than  a  felony  defined  in  article  one
hundred  thirty  which  requires  corroboration  for  conviction,  or of
immediate flight therefrom, he, or another participant if there be  any,
causes  physical  injury to a person other than one of the participants;
or
  7. Having been charged with or convicted of a crime and while confined
in a correctional facility, as defined in subdivision three  of  section
forty of the correction law, pursuant to such charge or conviction, with
intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes such injury
to such person or to a third person; or
  8.  Being eighteen years old or more and with intent to cause physical
injury to a person less than eleven years old, the defendant  recklessly
causes serious physical injury to such person; or
  9.  Being eighteen years old or more and with intent to cause physical
injury to a person less than seven years old, the defendant causes  such
injury to such person; or
  10.  Acting at a place the person knows, or reasonably should know, is
on school grounds and with intent to cause physical injury, he or she:
  (a) causes such injury to an employee of a  school  or  public  school
district; or
  (b)  not  being  a  student  of such school or public school district,
causes physical injury to another, and such other person is a student of
such school who is attending or present for  educational  purposes.  For
purposes  of  this  subdivision the term "school grounds" shall have the
meaning set forth in subdivision fourteen  of  section  220.00  of  this
chapter.

  Assault in the second degree is a class D felony.
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Subdivision Elements Lesser included offenses
PL 120.05(1)
  • intent to cause serious physical injury
  • serious physical injury

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PL 120.05(2)
  • intent to cause physical injury
  • physical injury
  • deadly weapon or dangerous instrument

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PL 120.05(3)
  • intent to obstruct performance of a lawful duty
  • physical injury

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PL 120.05(4)
  • reckless
  • serious physical injury
  • deadly weapon or dangerous instrument

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PL 120.05(5)
  • intent to cause physical impairment
  • causes physical impairment
  • administers impairing substance without consent

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PL 120.05(6)
  • causes physical injury in course of felony

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PL 120.05(7)
  • confined in correctional facility
  • intent to cause physical injury
  • physical injury

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PL 120.05(8)
  • defendant 18 or over
  • intent to cause physical injury to victim under 11
  • reckless
  • serious physical injury
  • victim under 11

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PL 120.05(9)
  • defendant 18 or over
  • intent to cause physical injury to victim under 7
  • physical injury
  • victim under 7

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PL 120.05(10)(a)
  • acting at place defendant should know is school grounds
  • intent to cause physical injury
  • physical injury
  • to employee of school or district

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PL 120.05(10(b)
  • acting at place defendant should know is school grounds
  • defendant not a student of such school or district
  • intent to cause physical injury
  • physical injury
  • to a student present for educational purposes

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Pleas
Has defendant previously been subjected to a predicate felony conviction (PL 70.06)? Yes No
Sentences
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