a question for message pit lawyers
snipes824
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ok, i was up in maine this weekend and got into a fight at a bar. the cops were called and i got a misdemeanor disorderly conduct. they want me to come up for a court date in a month but i'm 8 hours away and really don't have the time off from work.
i called the court and asked if i can just pay the fine and they said no i must show up. they said i could call the DA's office and possibly negotiate something with them. i called them up and they said they didn't have the paper work yet and that i would need to call back once i get something in the mail from them. they also said i could write a letter to the judge but i doubt that would work.
do i have any options here or do i have to go up? what might happen if i just don't show up? my friends are telling me i should hire a lawyer to try and get this off my record but is a disorderly conduct all that bad to have on the record? trust me i'd rather it be clean, but it seems harmless enough and i don't really want to have to pay a lawyer. if i am able to get away with just paying a fine but it stays on my record should i do it?
i called the court and asked if i can just pay the fine and they said no i must show up. they said i could call the DA's office and possibly negotiate something with them. i called them up and they said they didn't have the paper work yet and that i would need to call back once i get something in the mail from them. they also said i could write a letter to the judge but i doubt that would work.
do i have any options here or do i have to go up? what might happen if i just don't show up? my friends are telling me i should hire a lawyer to try and get this off my record but is a disorderly conduct all that bad to have on the record? trust me i'd rather it be clean, but it seems harmless enough and i don't really want to have to pay a lawyer. if i am able to get away with just paying a fine but it stays on my record should i do it?
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Do I get a club or something? I figure the bear has me by a few hundred pounds, has those big teeth, huge paws and sharp claws, I should at least get something...
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and don't get into bar fights
i am not a lawyer, never been arrested and i didn't stay at a holiday inn last night
I would suggest at least consulting a lawyer because this will go on your record and could affect your future believe it or not. Do you already have a record? Things like that need to be addressed. I'm sure there are ways to divert having it put on your record. Don't believe anything the DA's office tells you, they don't want to help you no matter what and are only interested in pading their conviction record. You can IM if you like, things that seem little now may hurt you in the future, but please don't trust the court house, police, or DA's office ever, they don't care about you or your future.
You get to use your "superior" human intellect… good luck with that.
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BabaBooey's option is good too.
And yeah, who won?
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i think i probably lost. i have a broken nose and a pretty nice shiner. he had some blood and probably a hurt jaw, but that's about it. :oops:
it didn't last too long. my friends broke it up pretty quick.
Gotta watch that first looping right hand... So, I take it no bear wrestling then?
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great... so what you're saying is that I'm screwed.... I think I'll pass...
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In 2001 I was nailed going 87 mph in a 55 mph zone. 32 mph over the speed limit. Pretty feckin' stiff ticket. This was on the way Upstate NY, and I lived on Long Island. ...I wasn't able to go the 5 hour trek to and from. I decided to hire a LOCAL lawyer, figuring they know everyone and know how best to wheel-and-deal.
The local lawyer argued it down to.... wait for it.... parking on a sidewalk. That's right, not the reckless driving that I would have faced. Not even a moving violation. He got it down to parking on a sidewalk. Lawyer cost me about $500 plus fine.
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Now, you're in a different situation, but maybe there might be something applicable.
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