Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

in home friend to friend fist fight

My friend and I got in a fist fight the other night. He initiated the fight and hit me first, but he ended up needing hospitalization. Can he press charges or sue? Can I press charges on him for hitting me?


Asked on 12/19/06, 10:28 pm

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TC Langford Langford Law Office

Re: in home friend to friend fist fight

You can both press charges. You can both claim self-defense. You can both file a lawsuit. The outcome is unknown. My recommendation is to make peace with him, so that none of these things happen.

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Answered on 1/03/07, 1:54 pm


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