Re: Is this grounds for a suit--can I win for admitted batte

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Criminal suits and civil suits are two different things. Just
look at the OJ case. He was found "not guilty" of murder in
criminal court, yet he lost in civil court.

On 3/18/05, Ouch! wrote:
> Recently I was assaulted and the person who did it just
> pled no-contest in municipal court. When he assaulted me he
> left abrasions and brusing, and I and the police have
> pictures of it.
>
> Now that he has plead no-contest, do I have a case to go
> after him in civil court in Oklahoma? I did not go to the
> doctor after the battery, but I am afraid to walk down the
> street toward his house for fear of retribution. What do
> you think; can I also sue--and win--in civil court?