Location: Texas
So my friend was apparently caught in the act of having sexual intercourse with a girl in a car by an officer and received a citation for Disorderly Conduct. I don’t know what all he said to the officer or if he said anything incriminating or anything like that but he said the officer gave him a class A misdemeanor for this.
The citation paper he received just has a (appear on or before a certain date) does that mean he can technically go up and settle this any day before the date listed? Or would that just start the legal process for this case? Also, I recommended he talk to a lawyer but he’s wondering what exactly he should do in this situation.
Any help you all can give would be amazing, thank you!
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So yes, he can go to the court anytime and plead guilty, he will likely be fined if it’s his first offence and there aren’t extra things like being close to a playground (different charges for that.) He might get probation as well but that really depends.
It is not impossible he will do some jail time but on first offences with 2 consenting adults its rare.
Be respectful in court and let their lawyer talk. pleading guilty if he is guilty of the act is probably the best and fastest way to deal with this. pleading not guilty then being found guilty is worse.