ok. So civil demand is different than restitution then?
and this incidient occured a few days before halloween, it is now January 6th. Could i still expect something in the mail, or do you think enough time has elapsed since the incident for them not to send me a civil demand?
Less than a week ago i had the court date for my first shoplifting offense in MN (i had nothing prior on my record). I met with a public defender, and it was resolved as a petty misdemeanor (which the public defender told me wouldnt come up on most background checks, and is about the same as a...
i have not had a court date and been convicted, but i have a feeling i am going to either be charged with a felony or misdemeanor for shoplifting a $49 pair of jeans with a cuticle clipper.. (i feel sick to my stomach every day thinking about it, and this is the biggest regret of my life...
i am also very curious to know if there are things that one could do to increase the chances of them getting into a diversion program.
any suggestions?
ive never been to any sort of court or trial before.. am i going to get an oppourtunity to plead my case and tell the judge my side of the story on the cuticle clipper, or not?
well it is a nail care utinsle, and something i regularly keep in my purse. i definetly did not go there with the intention to steal. is there anyway to prove that?
The only thing it says on my citation is "theft". Good or bad?
my court date isnt for another 2 months, but im trying to be as...
Recently i was caught shoplifting from a retail store in Minnesota. I am 19, and it was a pair of jeans worth $49, and this is my first offense. I really had no intention of stealing anything when i was trying stuff on, but the one pair of jeans i wanted was more than i could afford, so i made...