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Pennsylvania - difference between simple assault and terroristic threat
What's the main difference between simple assault and a terroristic threat in PA crim law? You can commit a simple assault by "attempting to put another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury" via a threat, but you can commit a terroristic threat by "a direct or indirect communication to commit a crime of violence with the intent to terrorize another." Those kind of sound like the same thing to me. Any thoughts on this?
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Re: Pennsylvania - difference between simple assault and terroristic threat
I am not sure on this, but I remember from THEMIS' graded essay question that one way to draw this hair-splitting distinction the PA Bar Examiners used one year (yeah, apparently this was tested) was when the defendant threatened another with a gun, but did NOT put her finger on the trigger.
Apparently that was the difference between simple assault (finger NOT on trigger) and terroristic threat (finger ON trigger).
Apparently that was the difference between simple assault (finger NOT on trigger) and terroristic threat (finger ON trigger).
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Re: Pennsylvania - difference between simple assault and terroristic threat
Wow...that is ridiculous.