In criminal law, the term corporal injury refers to any physical injury that causes a traumatic condition. This typically means a visible or verifiable injury, whether slight or severe. The existence of a corporal injury can be an element of a violent crime such as assault or battery — a physical attack by one person against another.
In California, particularly, the infliction of bodily injury elevates the crime to the level of domestic violence crimes.
Why are we asking Robin Hood 702 that question? What is corporal injury? Because on June 14, 2005, Robert J. Cipriani, otherwise known as RJ Cipriani and Robin Hood 702, was arrested by the Santa Monica, Calif. police and charged with corporal injury on a spouse/cohabitant (California Penal Code 273.5).
The code states that,
“Any person who willfully inflicts corporal injury resulting in a traumatic condition upon a victim described in subdivision (b) is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three, or four years, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine of up to six thousand dollars ($6,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.”
At the time of his arrest, RJ Cipriani’s bail was set at $50,000.
Think about it: How many people in your life do you know have been arrested for this kind of violent crime? We’re betting most people reading this will answer, “zero.” As it should be answered.
We’ll bring you the details of the crime as recorded by the Santa Monica PD in a future post. In the meantime, just reflect on the kind of character a man exhibits who would engage in this kind of conduct. A pretty low bar in our opinion.