Shoplifting, 18 y/o

letmetellu · Sep 14, 2007, 06:57 PM

Some people will see you record and others won't, I am sure that it will be the better jobs that you might miss out on. I hope you understand that you were very stupid, there is never any need to steal, there are to many places that will help you if you really need the help.
If you do get a good job go out of your way to show them just how honest you are and how good of a worker you are. Good luck.

joekar · Sep 14, 2007, 07:03 PM

Oh...so I will never get the best job because of this? The DA said my case would be dropped after 6 months? What does that mean? Wow I really f**ked my self over didn't I. Is there a point of doing well in college now

excon · Sep 15, 2007, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joekar

is there a point of doing well in college now

Hello joe:

There's a point.

excon

ScottGem · Sep 15, 2007, 06:16 AM

I'm not clear what your question is. Are you asking if the information you were given is accurate? If so, it was. As to affecting your career, it unlikely it will depending on what career you are going for.

You have not been convicted of a crime and, if you go through the program and behave, you won't have a conviction on your record. Most background checks only look for convictions, not arrests.

joekar · Sep 15, 2007, 06:34 AM

I was asking if this is going to affect my career in business. I want to major in marketing and this I'm afraid this sh!t is going to prevent me from getting good jobs. How do you know I haven't been convicted of a crime? If I am arrested and see the judge and everything, doesn't that mean I have a criminal record and thus is a criminal? This whole thing confuses me >:[

ScottGem · Sep 15, 2007, 06:42 AM

First time offenders especially for petty crimes like this one are often given a break. From what you have told us and what was told to you, you were referred to a diversion program. Once you complete the program the charges are dropped. That's what you were told, why aren't you believing what you were told?

Charges can't be dropped if a conviction was entered. A conviction exists only if you plead guilty before a judge who then passes sentence or if a jury enters a guilty verdict. Simply being arrested and appearing before an arraignhment judge (which is the procedure in NY) does not mean a conviction.

But again, this is what you were told. You said a judge told you if you complete the program your case would be dropped. You said the legal aid attorneys told you that you can answer No if asked if you have been convicted. So why do you think otherwise?

Shoplifting, 18 y/o

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