The Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law
Chapter 8: What Have You Done?
Page 2: Assault

For example, Joe here is charged with Assault in the First Degree, for putting Simon in the hospital for life with severe brain damage.

Joe looking stern and upset

JOE

He deserved worse.

Their state has a simplified criminal code, which defines the crime this way:

Crim. Code of State X

A person commits Assault in the First Degree when he:

(1) Intends to kill, main, or cause permanent and severe injury to another person; and

(2) Causes that person, or another person, to be maimed or permanently and severely injured.