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AS 11.41.200: Assault in the first degree.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 11. Criminal Law.
- Chapter 41. Offenses Against the Person.
- Article 2. Assault and Reckless Endangerment.
(a) A person commits the crime of assault in the first degree if
(1) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by means of a dangerous instrument;
(2) with intent to cause serious physical injury to another, the person causes serious physical injury to any person;
(3) the person knowingly engages in conduct that results in serious physical injury to another under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life;
(4) that person recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by repeated assaults using a dangerous instrument, even if each assault individually does not cause serious physical injury; or
(5) that person knowingly causes another to become unconscious by means of a dangerous instrument; in this paragraph, “dangerous instrument” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900(b)(16)(B) .
(b) Assault in the first degree is a class A felony.
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