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Threats of Deadly Force Are Called Aggravated Assault in Texas

Threats of Deadly Force Are Called Aggravated Assault in Texas

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No one was touched. No one was hurt. It is still a second-degree felony. Brian Foley explains aggravated assault by threat under Penal Code § 22.02(a)(2) — intentionally or knowingly threatening imminent bodily injury while using or exhibiting a deadly weapon — and why lifting a shirt to show a holstered pistol during an argument is charged the same as firing it into the air.

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