Crimes against the person

Suicide

• Providing means to commit suicide can create liability for assisting suicide, but not accomplice liability

• Consent is no defense

• Promoting suicide (Class F felony)—intentionally causing or aiding another to attempt suicide

Assault - First-degree (Class B felony)

o Intentionally causing serious physical injury to (1) another person using deadly weapon/dangerous instrument, (2) public safety or emergency worker performing official duties, or (3) person 62 or older

o Intentionally and permanently disfiguring another

o Recklessly engaging in conduct that creates substantial risk of death and causes serious physical injury to another or

o Intentionally or recklessly causing serious physical injury to another while attempting, committing, or fleeing any felony

Assault - Second-degree (typically, Class D felony)

—recklessly or intentionally causing serious physical injury to another

o Nonserious physical injury can rise to second-degree assault in specified circumstances (e.g., injuring someone who is pregnant)

Assault - Third-degree (Class A misdemeanor)

—intentionally, recklessly, or with criminal negligence causing physical injury to another with dangerous instrument

Assault - Vehicular

—driving a vehicle with negligence and causing physical injury to another

Menacing (misdemeanor)

—intentionally placing another in fear of imminent physical injury by movement of body or any instrument

Aggravated menacing (Class E felony)

— intentionally placing another in fear of imminent physical injury by displaying what appears to be a deadly weapon

Offensive touching (misdemeanor)

—(1) intentionally touching another or (2) intentionally striking another with bodily fluid knowing it is likely to cause offense or alarm

Reckless endangerment - Felony

—recklessly engaging in conduct creating a substantial risk of death to another

Reckless endangerment - Misdeanor

—(1) recklessly engaging in conduct creating a substantial risk of physical injury to another or (2) parent or guardian of minor knowingly, intentionally, or with criminal negligence contributing to or failing to prevent unlawful possession or purchase of firearm by juvenile

Hoax device—possession, transport, use, or placement of any hoax device

intending to cause anxiety, unrest, fear, or personal discomfort to person or group

Coercion (misdemeanor)

—causing victim to act/abstain by instilling fear that defendant (or another) will take specified improper action

Terroristic threatening

(Class A misdemeanor–Class F felony)

First-degree kidnapping (Class B felony)—defendant:

• Unlawfully restrains another with specified improper purpose (e.g., holding for ransom) and

• Does not voluntarily release victim alive, unharmed, and in safe place before trial

Second-degree kidnapping (Class C felony)

—unlawful restraint for specified improper purpose, but defendant does voluntarily release the victim alive, unharmed, and in a safe place

Unlawful imprisonment - First-degree (Class G felony)

—Knowingly and unlawfully restraining another and exposing person to risk of serious physical injury

Unlawful imprisonment - Second-degree (Class A misdemeanor)

—knowingly and unlawfully restraining another

Defense

—accused is victim’s relative and sole purpose was assuming custody of victim

Interference with custody—defendant:

o (1) Is child’s relative, (2) takes/entices child away from lawful custodian, and (3) intends to hold child permanently or for prolonged period (knowing no legal right to do so) or

o (1) Knows defendant has no legal right to act and (2) takes/entices any incompetent person away from person or institution with lawful custody