(1) A person commits assault in the third degree if he or she purposely creates apprehension of imminent physical injury in another person.
(2) Assault in the third degree is a Class C misdemeanor.
Ark. Code Ann. § 5-13-207
Assault in the third degree
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 72 Ark. App. 227 - Harris v. State (2000)
Most recently applied in Mario Banuelos-Jimenez v. Merrick B. Garland (May 2023)
Acts 1975, No. 280, § 1607; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1607.
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