My question involves criminal law for the state of: LA
last year my husband was involved in a bar fight with another man, both had been drinking. the other man insulted my husband and crowded his personal space. my husband reacted to the the threat by punching the man 1 time, as a result of the punch the man hit his head on the ground and was unconscious for a brief period of time and later transported via ambulance to the hospital where he required a few stitches and was released later that night. my husband and the other man have mutual aquaintances so he was quickly identified but left the scene before police showed up for fear of being arrested for public intox at least. my husband called the police station that night and said he was involved in a fight and left his name and cell phone number. a police report was issued that night, we have not seen it but believe that he has witnesses in his favor. we offered to pay for medical expenses but the other man has since hired legal counsel. my husband seems to think that because it was like 6 months ago and nothing has happened yet, that nothing will. should we hire a lawyer? is his lawyer biulding a case?how will we know if charges are filed? what are possible scenarios? jail? probabtion? settle out of court? does that depend on his lawyer or the police report or what? my husband has no proirs and a clean record...any advice would be appreciated.