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    dizzy157 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    May 21, 2009, 10:09 AM
    First time offense for petty theft
    Two days after I turned 18 I went to wal-mart with a couple of friends. I'm not a bad person at all but I guess I just did something really stupid. Well we stole a couple o tank tops and bras and the total amount of everything I stole cam up to $36. As I was leaving the store some men stopped me and took me in a room and questioned me. Then they called the police. My friends were taking down town because they were 17 but I was able to go home I just had to call and set a court date. My friends have already been to court and they got off with just writing a 200 word essay and visit the county jail. y question is, what will happen to me? I have never been in trouble before. This is my first offense. I'm a little scared and I think about how stupid it was every day.
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    May 21, 2009, 11:30 AM

    My guess - purely a guess - is that you will receive the same sentence they received as well as being banned from WalMart for probably a year.

    I also would not mention the "I'm not a bad person" defense in Court. At this WalMart (and probably the Police) think you are. Being sorry and promising it will NEVER happen again - that's the way to go.
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    May 21, 2009, 01:28 PM

    Would the fact that they were being charged as adult make the penalty different ?If the same results are not available for you,ask about entering a diversion program .

    Were the 2 other people charged as Juveniles?
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    May 21, 2009, 02:19 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by rainacidbeer View Post
    Would the fact the see being charged as adult?Make the penalty different ?If the same result aren't available for you,ask about entering a diversion program .

    "... the fact the see being charged ..."

    What does that mean?
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    May 21, 2009, 02:24 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by JudyKayTee View Post
    "... the fact the see being charged ..."

    What does that mean?
    I think they meant "Would the fac that he's being charged as an adult make a difference?"

    But I also thought I was going to marry Taylor Hanson, sooo...
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    May 21, 2009, 03:13 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by this8384 View Post
    I think they meant "Would the fac that he's being charged as an adult make a difference?"

    But I also thought I was going to marry Taylor Hanson, sooo....


    Interesting point -
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    May 21, 2009, 11:27 PM

    Yea big typo there.Since I assume the other 2 were being charged as a minor,would the penalty for them be different? I don't see a judge having an adult write a 200 word essay,seems more like a penalty for a minor.

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