Title: NY Penal Law § 120.18: Menacing a police officer or peace officer
Headings: NY Penal Law § 120.18: Menacing a police officer or peace officer
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Content: Because it is also classified as a violent felony, the judge is required to impose a minimum sentence of 2 years in prison. The actual length of your prison sentence will depend on factors such as your prior criminal record. If you one or more prior felony convictions, your sentence will include at least 2-5 years in prison. New York Penal Code § 120.18: Menacing a police officer or peace officer
A person is guilty of menacing a police officer or peace officer when he or she intentionally places or attempts to place a police officer or peace officer in reasonable fear of physical injury, serious physical injury or death by displaying a deadly weapon, knife, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm, whether operable or not, where such officer was in the course of performing his or her official duties and the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that such victim was a police officer or peace officer. The Law Offices of Stephen Bilkis & Associates can help
The consequences of committing a crime against a law enforcement officer while the officer is trying to do his or her job is that you will be sent to prison. You will end up with a criminal record that includes a violent felony offense. This will make many aspects of your life following prison more challenging. However, there may be defenses that could result in the charges against you being reduced or dropped. The staff at the Law Offices of Stephen Bilkis & Associates has years of experience successfully defending clients in New York criminal courts who have been charged with misdemeanors and felonies such as assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, menacing, reckless endangerment, stalking, rape, and child endangerment.