Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft Bad Checks Now Equal Prosecution

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Protagoras521

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MY HUSBAND WROTE BAD CHECKS...NOW THEY WANT TO TREAT HIM LIKE A MURDERER

LET ME TELL YOU A STORY THAT I FIND TRULY SHOCKING. ABOUT A YEAR AGO WE WERE IN SOME FINANCIAL TRUOBLES. MY HUSBAND WROTE A FEW CHECKS KNOWING THAT THEY MOST LIKELY WOULD NOT CLEAR. NEXT THING WE KNOW A LETTER FROM THE LOCAL SHERRIFF'S OFFICE ARRIVES IN THE MAIL THAT STATES SHE IS COLLECTING INFORMATION FOR HER FELONY FILING FOR PASSING A CHECK WITH INSUFFICIENT FUNDS

MY HUSBAND WENT TO SEE HER AND ADMITTED HE WROTE THE CHECKS. WE THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO CORRECTT HIS ERROR.

MONTHS PASSED BY WITH NO WORD. THEN WE RECIEVED INFORMATION THAT HE HAD FOUR FELONY CHARGES! ONE COUNT OF THEFT, AND 3 COUNTS OF FRAUD BY CHECK.

NOW, LET ME ALSO TELL YOU THIS. THE THREE CHECKS HE IS BEING CHARGED WITH TOTAL $104. THATS IT! SOUNDS REAL CRIMINAL.

WE HIRED AN ATTORNEY AND HAVE SINCE BEEN IN COURT SEVERAL TIMES. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS NOT OFFERING A VERY GOOD DEAL...PLEAD TO ONE COUNT.

NOW COME ON, A FELONY FOR THIS!? THEY MAKE HIM OUT TO BE A SERIOUS CRIMINAL! HE HAS NO PRIOR RECORD, AND WE HAVE TWO SMALL ONES AT HOME.

IF THE D.A. DOES NOT SETTLE FOR SOMETHING BETTER WE WILL END UP GOING TO TRIAL. IMAGINE THAT, A JURY BEING PICKED FOR A GUY THAT WROTE $100 WORTH OF BAD CHECKS.

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK, AND WE CAN USE ALL THE PRAYERS WE CAN GET. IT IS NOT FAIR THAT THE SYSTEM CAN MAKE OUR LIVES SO MISERABLE FOR A BAD JUDGEMENT CALL.
 
The best answer -- the attorney should threaten to bring it to the press. No DA wants to look like a self-righteous jerk when made a fool by the press. This is egregious, however, it is a serious offense to write checks KNOWING that they won't clear. How would you feel if someone did the same to you and you paid for NSF bounced checks? You would feel like someone committed a fraud. The answer is never to do this again... but the above tactic should be effective. If you are afraid of the press giving your husband a bad name... well... that's the price you pay for doing the crime and it is better to avoid being a "felon" I would think. You should speak all of this over with your attorney. Best of luck to your husband, you and your family.
 
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