My brother who is 14 and his friend a few nights ago tore up freshly laid concrete with their bikes, approximently 37 of them. Currently he is at a junevile detention center. The police told us the damage was $11,000. Does anyone know the potential charges and time he could be doing ? Will he be able to attend public school if he has a felony?
2006-10-27 01:39:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Damaging property in this manner would be "the malicious destruction of property" in law.
Whether or not his acts constitute a Felony or not depends upon your state law.
Likewise would his potential charges and time he could be doing.
Your best bet would be to contact your local Prosecuting Attorney/State Attorney - what ever that position would be called in your state and ask them these questions to get more accurate answers since many specifics have been left out of your question.
Good Luck.
2006-10-27 01:48:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is his first felony, they will go easy on him. Your brother needs to talk to whoever owns the property, and apologize and the owners may work him to drop the charges.
This is not such a bad crime, and your brother is not a criminal.
Yes, he should be out soon and attend school and live a normal life. His felony record drops when he is 18 yrs. old.
Concrete can be poured quick to fix this . Tell your brother to ask the man (owner) can he help fix this.
Actually the damage 11,000 is probably in reality in the 100 mark.
Hope your brother learns his lesson , but he should not be in jail for this. He should be out quick with some quick , positive thinkin.
2006-10-27 08:47:22 · answer #2 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I cannot answer your questions specifically, but I would highly recommend consulting a lawyer. Particularly one who specializes in case of this nature with kids in his age group. Many lawyers offer a free initial consultation. If you don't like one, try another.
You could try contacting his schools county school district office and ask them what the policy's are. If feel they are giving you the runaround, talk to a lawyer about it.
2006-10-27 09:00:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋