Assault Defense

Missouri assault charges range from a class A misdemeanor to a class A felony carrying up to life in prison — and the difference often comes down to how a prosecutor chooses to characterize the same thirty seconds of chaos. The charging decision is not the final word. The right defense attorney changes it.

Defenses That Win Assault Cases

• Self-defense. Missouri law gives you the right to defend yourself, your family, and in many cases your home (the Castle Doctrine). Mike builds self-defense cases that juries believe.
• Who started it? Initial aggressor questions, mutual combat, and defense of others all reshape a case.
• The injury question. Felony assault often hinges on "serious physical injury" — a legal term the State must actually prove, not just assert.
• Identification and witnesses. Bar fights and street altercations produce notoriously unreliable eyewitness accounts.

Why Trial Experience Decides These Cases

Assault cases get tried. Prosecutors know which defense attorneys will actually pick a jury — and which will fold. Mike's trial record means the State has to evaluate its case honestly from day one.

Key Missouri Law

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