Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 3-202: (a) In this section, “strangling” means impeding the normal breathing or blood circulation of another person by applying pressure to the other person’s throat or neck
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This statute defines assault in the first degree as intentionally causing serious physical injury, assaulting with a firearm, or strangling another person. Conviction carries up to 25 years imprisonment.
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