My question involves criminal law for the state of: Minnesota A brother and sister went to a bar, the sister started teasing a guy about what he was wearing. He got mad, called her names, spit in her face, threatened to slit her throat and pushed her. The brother reacted by hitting him in the face, unfortunately he had a bottle in his hand which ended up cutting his hand and the other guys face. The state brought charges against him, he is facing 4 counts of felony assault. (1st, 2-2nd and 1-3rd) A lawyer was hired and he has been offered a stay of adjudication by the prosecuting attorney if he pleads guilty to 2nd degree. He would have to do some jail time and some monetary restitution for the other guys medical bills, probably some probation. How do you decide if you should take the deal or go to trial. He was defending his sister, this was not premeditated, there were many witnesses.

