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    Nov 19, 2008, 11:35 AM
    Penalties for shoplifting
    I was arrested for shoplifting less than 100 dollars.I stole a shirt and a hat , a sandwich at walmart.now I have a date to go to court.I am really woorry about my punishment.I LIVE IN ATLANTA. WOULD I GO IN PRISON? DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF PUNISHMENT I CAN HAVE.iT WAS MY FIRST TIME FOR SHOPLIFTING.ANSWER ME QUICK PLEASE
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    Nov 19, 2008, 02:57 PM

    Is this going to be in city court or is it going to be in state court.

    They sometimes do a day or two in jail as a shock program, but normally you are going to get several hundred dollars in files, plus court costs plus about a year probation.
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