ouch! shes in big trouble now.?

Question

so if you've read any of my other questions then you have heard of my friend.
she shoplifted over $100 and they said they'd put the letter in the mail. she hasn't gotten the letter yet. its been a couple of days.. so its not that late..

BUT she needs to know how long it will take. 1 to get the letter. 2. to go to court. and 3. to finish community service. because she got offered a job and she told them that it would be a little bit of time before she could accept it but they said it would be OK in like a month or two..

how long until this is over???

um wow. no. it was my friend. im always here for her and she doesnt know what to do now that her family wont talk to her.

so im her family right now. and she needs my help and she obviously needs money to pay the fine.

so if your going to be a jacka$$ then dont bother answering.

Answer 1

You never know about how long till you'll get a letter - there wouldn't seem to be a perfect standard there, they don't care that people have lives.

Depends on the state & county how long court and all of that could take. Not to mention how the procedure is handled how long it will all take to go through. For example in some cases her first court date might be to wait around half a day just to find that they're going to convince her to get an attourney (and/or argue the eligability for public defense).

From there a lot depends on the judge too, but in many cases the community service can be set around work schedules, like set to be done within X number of weekends for example but she'll need to know to try and work things out. Beyond that it depends on her sentance and how quickly she can dedicate time to working through it.

Answer 2

If she was offered a job and they're giving her a month, she's ver;y fortunate. When she will be available would depend on the court date, and how long a period of time she's required to complete community service. I'm hoping for her sake that she's learned something valuable from this experience. She was lucky to get community service instead of jail time for shoplifting. That's serious offense. Stealing is not taken lightly in the court system or when considering someone for employment. If you're a friend, you'd better advise her to make this conviction her last, or it might never be over.