This case is not so simple as to just pay a fine and walk away. This is a criminal matter, and the judge can give each of these people jail time and or a fine . The judge may also grant probation to avoid jail time if this is a first offense, etc. Also, most just district attorney's have a pretrial intervention program where you can also avoid trial and jail by finishing their program Attorney George E. Downing, Jr.
Answered on Jan 10th, 2013 at 10:03 PM