Hi, Ive been charged with a Theft I Class B Felony in the state of Washington, for $2200 for internal theft from my employer. What could I be facing even with a good lawyer?

Have you paid the money back yet, what is the evidence ? If they have all the evidence to convict you, Perry Mason hisself can't get you off but they can work out a plea agreement
And to be rude, if you can't do the time, don't do the crime It is up to the judge or DA as to what will happen

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Originally Posted by fojimo

Hi, Ive been charged with a Theft I Class B Felony in the state of Washington, for $2200 for internal theft from my employer. What could I be facing even with a good lawyer?

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No one can tell you for sure - what does your Attorney say?

When you steal from an employer it's taken more seriously than when you steal from a stranger.

(You don't want to do the time? No one has ever posted here who is looking forward to doing the time.)

Crimes in Washington generally fall into two categories: (1) felonies and (2) misdemeanors. The exact punishment that can be imposed upon conviction of a crime depends on the type of crime and the individual's prior criminal record.

Felonies: Generally speaking, a felony is a crime for which the sentence may be more than one year in prison. In the state of Washington, there are three classes of felonies: Class A (maximum penalty of life in prison and $50,000 fine), Class B (maximum penalty 10 years in prison and $20,000 fine), and Class C (maximum penalty 5 years in prison and $10,000 fine). Sentencing in felony cases is governed by the Sentence Reform Act of 1981, which established determinate sentencing based on the seriousness level of the offense (levels I – XVI; level I being the least serious) and the defendant's “offender score.” The offender score is determined by looking at the number and type of prior convictions.

There is no way anyone can say for sure what your punishment will be there are a number of factors to be taken into account. With that said, I didn't feel there was a need to post all of the different possible scenarios to add to the uncertainty.

I know this may have been little or no help to you but with an attorneys advice you possibly may be able to work things out favorably.

If you have paid back all the money you took in full your attorney should be able to negotiate some sort of plea agreement for you and you could do probation for this. It all depends on how upset the employer and the DA's office is about this case.

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Originally Posted by fojimo

Dont want to do time for the crime

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Hello f:

You don't?? Then I guess all the dudes I met IN the slam, including me, WANTED to do time. Dude, when you turn your life over these people, what you want isn't important.

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