'Jersey Shore' Star Ronnie Magro Aims to Avoid Jail Time

If you plan on punching someone while being taped by a camera crew, make sure you have a really good lawyer.

Ronnie Ortiz-Magro did exactly that, and it could pay off. The "Jersey Shore" star was arrested earlier this year after committing an on-camera assault and battery. With the "Jersey Shore" cast heading to Italy soon to film season four, Ronnie had to pull some legal sleight-of-hand in order to be able to come along.

Ronnie will be applying for a pre-trial intervention program, which aims to help first-time offenders avoid jail time and a criminal record. Defendants will typically go through counseling or other rehabilitative services in the hope that any future criminal acts can be avoided. As long as the defendant avoids getting into any more trouble, there will be no permanent criminal record.

Basically, Ronnie has the chance to get some therapy and can come out of this without a criminal record.

That means he'll be able to travel to Italy with the rest of the crew and film the next season. What are the laws for punching someone in Italy?

Will we see a changed Ronnie after he received court-ordered counseling? What will happen to all the drama on this show if Ronnie and Sammi's screaming fights suddenly turn into reasonable disagreements?