Panzerdrek t1_jabj1c4 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:06 AM Reply to comment by psychicsword in Pickup driver arrested after crash with cyclists killed 2 and injured 11 by besselfunctions That's the common law tort definition. For various reasons lots of states call what would be a battery as a tort an assault under criminal statutes. Permalink Parent 1
Panzerdrek t1_jabj1c4 wrote
Reply to comment by psychicsword in Pickup driver arrested after crash with cyclists killed 2 and injured 11 by besselfunctions
That's the common law tort definition. For various reasons lots of states call what would be a battery as a tort an assault under criminal statutes.