Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio

disorderly conduct

i went to jail for one night for disorderly conduct it was for fighting another girl in a parking lot of a bar the other girl left before the cops came so i just went to jail should i plea no contest to the charge an will i only have to pay a fine this is my first offense an can the other person still press charges on me even after i plea no contest to the disorderly gharge


Asked on 1/19/09, 9:44 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Joseph Jacobs Jacobs & Lowder

Re: disorderly conduct

dont take a criminal conviction on this!!!

plead not guilty and ask for a pretrial date...you can ask then for a non-criminal conviction...

if you ultimately plead no contest, that plea cannot be used against you in a civil trial....otherwise, whatever happens in the criminal matter will not affect the person's right to sue you later....

she has two years to decide whether to sue you...

feel free to call me directly if you have more questions.....216.952.1990

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Answered on 1/23/09, 1:50 pm


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