me and my cousin were caught shoplifting at nordstrom rack and the cop intervened. he wrote us a ticket and charged both us with petty theft except.. i had pliers with me and told me that it was a burglary tool and so i got charged with petty theft and possession of burglary tools. what class of misdemeanor do i have and what could be the punishment?
2006-11-10 16:13:20 · 7 answers · asked by iloveyouendlessly 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Theft and possession of tools for theft are the crimes committed although the said offenses are only minor ones.
2006-11-10 16:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Class 1 misdemeanor" Class 1 misdemeanor, what's that? More to the point, where are you writing from? Do you think that the laws and crime classifications are the same in every state? This is just one of the important details left out of questions like this every day. This much is clear - you have been charged with a crime. Misdemeanors in general are punishable by up to a year (less than that depending on the specific class of crime and your state's rules). You have been charged with a crime, so you must defend yourself. That means an attorney. " I never been in trouble before" A large number of people charged with offenses like that have never been in trouble before. "Somebody told me...." Here's a tip for you. The words "somebody told me" will apply just as much to whatever anybody here says. So, why are you listening to us when we could be as wrong? "it would cost me more to get a lawyer then what the fine will cost since I never been in trouble before is this true??" Do you have any concept of the danger you are in? You Have Been Charged With A Crime". This isn't like passing notes in home-room. If you lose, you get a criminal conviction for an obnoxious crime, one that must be mentioned on job applications, loan applications - basically anywhere. You are marked for life - unless your state has extremely liberal rules providing for clearing a criminal record (which is only typically available for narcotics offenses). Think it's worth it now? "should i call the magistrate and inform her what should i do" You get a lawyer and make all contact through your attorney. Your attorney is required to keep communications private; if you say the wrong thing to the judgem it will be used against you.
2016-05-22 04:29:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the statutes in your state. You should have a public defender that will help you -- best thing in your case would probably be a plea deal to get your charges/sentence reduced since you were caught red-handed, so to speak. You can hire your own lawyer which may get you a better deal -- defense lawyers normally require payment up front.
2006-11-10 16:40:31 · answer #3 · answered by Jamir 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my ex husband broke in to a store when it was closed and when the cops came he had tons of stuff in his car and burglary tools including gloves and everything. He got 2 year suspended prison sentence meaning he was on probation for a year and if he messed up he would go to prison 4 2years so you will be fine a little community service and maybe, just maybe alittle probation
2006-11-10 16:24:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the prossession of burglary tools hold up it usuallymeans a felony in most states. you need a lawyer . This cop need his butt kicked.
2006-11-10 16:19:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
lawyers are free to talk to for the consult it may behoove you to get the lawyer and have the charges reduced by him being there pay the money for him to go to court thats why white dudes do less time than any other group they pay the lawyers
2006-11-10 16:24:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the state you live in
2006-11-10 16:39:59 · answer #7 · answered by Spellympics 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋