so then my understanding is that I will likely have up to a $500 fine on top of the $200 I paid to the store already. How much are court costs? And is it likely that I will not have jail time since I cooperated with the police and since its a first offense? Would it be a bad idea to show up to...
A couple weeks ago I was caught shoplifting at a department store. I wasn't arrested and the cop wrote up the report as a misdemeanor and I got to leave. I have a court date for next thursday. This is a first offense, and I've never been arrested, ticketed, in any trouble at all. The item that I...