Felony Charges for Mayhem

Criminal Law says every person who unlawfully and maliciously deprives a human being of a member of his body, or disables, disfigures, or renders it useless, or cuts or disables the tongue, or puts out an eye, or slits the nose, ear, or lip, is guilty of mayhem.

Criminal defense for simple mayhem under Penal Code 203. Experienced defense lawyers for mayhem felony charges.

Criminal Law says Mayhem includes any act that violates the natural completeness and normal appearance of the human body, and is not restricted to those acts involving the most heinous disfiguring and disabling attacks. Inflicting of permanent burn marks on another person's body is mayhem. A permanent disfiguring injury or disability must be shown.This may be shown by an injury that has lasted for an extended period of time, even if it is medically possible to alleviate the injury.

Felony Charges for Simple Mayhem is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, four, or eight years.

Felony Charges for Aggravated Mayhem under Penal Code 205.

Criminal Law says a person is guilty of aggravated mayhem when he or she unlawfully, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the physical or psychological well-being of another person, intentionally causes permanent disability or disfigurement of another human being or deprives a human being of a limb, organ, or member of his or her body.

Felony Charges for Aggravated mayhem is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for life with the possibility of parole.

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