Would I get in trouble for fighting if I'm "jumped" outside a store, club, etc?

Question

Theres this dude I've had a encounters with. I don't intend on fighting him, but I have a feeling he may try something one day. So as for my question, if say he were to jump me outside of a store, club, etc, and I were to react by fighting back, would I get in trouble if caught by authorities (cops, guards, so on) or at all? I know some laws state that if you can avoid it you should do so, and then in some places they have the "stand your ground law" but if a guy is already beating on you, how does this apply? Would I get in trouble for fighting back if hes already began beating on me?

Answer 1

As long as you can prove that you were acting in self defence you should not have a problem with the law.

Answer 2

As long as your actions are out of self-defense, there will be no jail time for you.  The law protects people acting out of self-defense.  They realize that no one can be expected to lay back and get beat to oblivion because they will go to jail for fighting back.

Answer 3

if its self defense no, but if u take the fight too far by seriouslyhurting them then they may get u for assault or something else