Description of Circumstantial Ad Hominem. A Circumstantial ad Hominem is a fallacy in which one attempts to attack a claim by asserting that the person making the claim is making it simply out of self interest.
Report Abuse. Depends. One charge, simple assault, can be up to one year jail if first offense.Can also be probation on top of that, community service, diversion classes ($), fines, even restitution to victim and civil suit.
Aggravated assault charges are class B felonies carrying a maximum of 10 years in prison and 3 years of probation. Elevated aggravated assault is a class A felony which has a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and 4 years of probation. You can read this article for more details about sentencing in Maine.