Feb
8
Dakota asked:
Well, when I was 17 (about 3 months ago or so) I shoplifted from JCPenney (so stupid, i know, and I would never do it again!). Anyway, I had to pay JCPenney’s lawyers $200, and then I went to juvenile court. Since it was my first offense I was sent to the pre-trial judge I guess so I wouldn’t have to go in front of a judge in the actual court room. I was assigned 25 hours of community service to complete in 30 days. I was able to finish the hours by volunteering at my church, however, around the time I was assigned the work I was on the tennis team at school and also had required AP study sessions after school and I also have a job at Kmart. So with all this to do I was only able to volunteer at the church on Sundays and so I was about 3 weeks late completing my hours. I got a letter saying that I have to come back to court this monday because I didn’t complete my stuff on time. I’m so nervous, what will my punishment most likely be? Please, only helpful advice : [
Abdul
Well, when I was 17 (about 3 months ago or so) I shoplifted from JCPenney (so stupid, i know, and I would never do it again!). Anyway, I had to pay JCPenney’s lawyers $200, and then I went to juvenile court. Since it was my first offense I was sent to the pre-trial judge I guess so I wouldn’t have to go in front of a judge in the actual court room. I was assigned 25 hours of community service to complete in 30 days. I was able to finish the hours by volunteering at my church, however, around the time I was assigned the work I was on the tennis team at school and also had required AP study sessions after school and I also have a job at Kmart. So with all this to do I was only able to volunteer at the church on Sundays and so I was about 3 weeks late completing my hours. I got a letter saying that I have to come back to court this monday because I didn’t complete my stuff on time. I’m so nervous, what will my punishment most likely be? Please, only helpful advice : [
Abdul
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2 Responses to “Legal Advice on Juvenile Shoplifting Case?”
Huey
you got an advisory. you did not follow the rules so now you will be arraigned and go to court. court will not look kindly on you violating the advisory and will throw the book at you. first offense not too bad though. a fine, probation and community service.
you need to get a clue. they can charge you as an adult.
Maxwell
Some pretty hefty fines and now, probable time to be spent in juvy. They’d given you a gift…you couldn’t take a leave from your job (wait’ll K-Mart finds out that you shoplifted…you will be fired from there) or the tennis team to get the hours completed? They probably would’ve expunged the charge if you’d completed the community service. However, they don’t take kindly to people who are giventhe chance to clear their record, then don’t do what’s required. You’ve shown no desire to make good (by not completing it on time), so the judge is not going to show you leniency this time around.