Sorry to hear about your predicament.
1. Hard to say what your chances are regarding punishment. If this is your first offense, I don't think that jail is likely in the cards for you.
2. You can't just request anything in court because you have to go to school. They would rather see you be a...
I am sorry to hear about your recent experience. I'm sure your mom is mad now and hopefully this will pass soon.
It is probably best to have a lawyer represent you since there are issues - such as being charged for taking things you did not. A prosecutor can certainly try but that doesn't mean...
Consider yourself fortunate that you weren't prosecuted. Honestly, it is incredibly fortunate that nobody will have a record that anything has happened to you before... take that good fortunate and put it to good use at your next job and have confidence during the interview. Best of luck.
As shrinkmaster said, chances are that the prosecutor will not bother with this potential case and bring charges. If your employer doesn't have any evidence that you or anyone else committed this alleged crime than it's just a waste of time for the government to start sending in police to...
No. They can use whatever information available to them to investigate a crime. Do you think if they turn the information over to the police they are going to say "I can't give you his name, etc because the terms of service prevent that"... that's funny.
I DVRed the show when it was first broadcast. After watching...wow. First that they would admit to the massive amounts of theft, and second that they managed to steal that much...
Will everything be okay after I pay this fine? yes
Will this be on my record? no, only any retail theft databases that they subscribe to...
Will it show on background checks? no
What is civil demand (civil recovery)?
Civil recovery laws allow store and retailers to prosecute alleged shoplifters in civil court. All 50 states have some form of civil recovery law. Civil demand laws were designed to all retailers to recoup losses due to product theft or damage.
Am I...
It appears they've already decided to prosecute...the matter was turned over to the police. It is entirely possible the police will continue to look for you depending on how busy the police department is in your town/city.
Just read an interesting (although old article) about shoplifting diversion programs. I was lucky enough to find a copy of the article in a digital format to read.
The article is "Evaluating a Diversion Program for First-Time Shoplifters".
The most interesting point of the survey was that...
1. Yes
2. You'll plead not guilty, request a public defender (if you don't have a lawyer), and enter into negotiation for diversion.
3. Your're lawyer or the PD will help you get into a diversion program.