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Tyler_Batten
Mar 10, 2008, 10:01 PM
I have been charged with theft under, mischief under and Break and enter. The crown has made a Barder with me, which states I must pay back 2500 in restitutions. My partner in crime must pay back the other 2500. I feel like this is a fare deal, though the crown nor the company who I've offended is rendering and sort of official report of damages, etc. It's obvious the 5000 dollar verdict was the most we could be charged with, so this is what they've chosen. My question... Does there have to be some type of official report or receipt for me to see before I blindly submit my money? Or am I to be passive and accept it for what it is? I am 18 years old; this is my first offence; I am a student; I must spend my university savings in order to stay free of a criminal record.

oneguyinohio
Mar 10, 2008, 10:25 PM
Sounds like you just got stuck with the maximum fee, and that it has nothing to do with the amount of any damages... though that might have been a consideration. Better just pay it an move on with wiser decisions ahead.

excon
Mar 11, 2008, 06:25 AM
Hello Tyler:

Nahhh. You don't have to blindly accept ANY sentence the court gives you. Lots of people don't. That's why they have walls around prisons...

excon

Tyler_Batten
Mar 11, 2008, 08:21 AM
Yea, well I had court this morning and was passively sodomized by the man. I need to pay $2,500.00 dollars by may 6. Oh well, you do the crime you pay the time.

ScottGem
Mar 11, 2008, 08:24 AM
This is a case of them offering you a settlement in lieu of a conviction. In such a situation they do not have to account for anything. The only time you would be do an accounting is if you were convicted and ordered to pay restitution.

Tyler_Batten
Mar 11, 2008, 08:33 AM
Seems sneaky. The owner/representative of the company Claimed the vehicle was a complete write off in which case I'm pretty sure it would be the insurance company who would be pursuing me for their money... I think? Furthermore, it is very improbable that the vehicle could have been a write off, it was only driven a few yards through a trail than abandoned... the official police report stated there was a flat right tire and damage to the grill. It seems very odd that the representative should see so much more that the officer in charge did. The representative also claimed the transmission was shot, which of course I know is impossible since the vehicle had an automatic transmission.
I am being bamboozled, I know it, and there really is nothing I can do about it.

ScottGem
Mar 11, 2008, 08:35 AM
You are missing the point. If you feel that the charges and the settlement are unfair, then plead not guilty and take your chances in court. Otherwise take the settlement.