ok i am completley new to this whole thing. i don't have a criminal record, but my boyfriend does a rather big one at that b.e's mostly and had a confrontation with a police officer a few years back, he was the only one shot tho. just so you know. i assisted in stealing a car. well i didn't steal the car...but he did. we were in an accident in the stolen car, i forgot my purse they traced the whole thing back to me. my boyfriend is surving time currently for death threats. i am currently charged with theft under 5000 and the police also told me i am charged with failer to remain at the scene of an accident, yet it's not on the papers. i think they are trying to mess with my head on this. they had brought me down for a video statement, i didn't talk to a lawyer...now i know to. i don't think they can use my statement cause I said I was drunk and didn't remember a lot of what had happened accuratly( so my friends tell me). my bf doesn't want me to take the fall for this, he want's to take my charges but the police haven't even contacted him yet. they asked me a lot about him they know he's my bf, they told me they know he was involved. if i take this one for him i don't know what i am looking at as a first time offender. he could be looking at a lot If I don't do this.what should I do? what am I looking at? what is he looking at?
does anyone know?
can you help me...i just don't know

BMI

Theft under $5000 is usually treated as a summary offence, depending on the circumstances of the case and other charges. If its your first time and you have other good things going for you (family, school, work) than you may be able to pull off a conditional discharge, i doubt you'll get absolute.

Again, it depends alot on the circumstances, prior history, co-operation and attitude, and many more factors. IF they do indeed charge you with failure to remain than that could and most likely would mean a more severe punishment.

ScottGem

What should you do now? GET AN ATTORNEY!