American Samoa · American Samoa Code Annotated Title 46 — Criminal Justice
A.S.C.A. tit. 46 § 46.3520: Assault in the 1st degree
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits first-degree assault by purposely or knowingly causing serious physical injury, attempting to kill or seriously injure another, or recklessly creating grave risk of death through extreme indifference to human life. This is a Class B felony, or Class A felony if a deadly weapon is used.
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