Hello my name is ROse
i was at walmart the other day and i was shoping with a friend and we used the same shoping cart and i made my purchases for groceries and clothes but i forgot that i put some items in my purse that i was going to purcahse. i know it was dumb to do that but i honestly didnt want to get my items confused with my friends and i walked out and forgot that i had items in my purse and i got arrested.
im terrible embarrased and ashamed and it was an accident and a mistake, i just gradurated the nursing progam and i talked to a lawyer the other day and he said that that because this was my first offense that he can when i can pay him try to get it down to an infarction or an early dismissal.
but my question is can i get my nursing license with this on my record?

excon

Hello Rose:

As you've been told, a conviction for shoplifting will prevent you from obtaining a license...

So, you have to make sure that you AREN'T convicted. You're going to need a very good lawyer to do that. But, I'd drop the honest mistake bit.... I don't carry a purse, but what you describe would be the same thing as if I put stuff in my POCKET while I was INSIDE the store. Nobody is going to buy that you didn't know that.... You should also know, that every step you take while inside a store is being watched...

If you have a lawyer who can get it down to an infraction, which is the same as a traffic ticket, you MIGHT still get a license....

excon

twinkiedooter

The reason you probably won't get a nursing license due to the shoplifting charge is evident. If you'll steal from a store, you definitely will steal drugs from a hospital or doctor's office setting. You just can't be trusted as you've proven yourself to be untrustworthy. Who knows how many other times you've "forgotten" the stash of stuff in your purse before and gotten away with it.

You were caught. Now you'll have to face the consequences.