QUESTION
Will I get probation and pay restitution for stealing $2000 from my work?
Asked on Sep 24th, 2012 on Criminal Law - Alabama
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It was my first offense and I didn’t get bail. I was released and signed out at the station. I only stole to pay for college and bills that I couldn’t afford. I confessed when they caught me.
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Steven D. Dunnings
Hire an attorney.
Answered on Jun 12th, 2013 at 2:09 AM
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It depends on what the DA, the judge and your attorney can work out.
Answered on Jun 12th, 2013 at 2:04 AM
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It's hard to say. Depends on your lawyer, judge and probation.
Answered on Sep 27th, 2012 at 1:01 PM
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It is probable that you will receive this disposition if you have no record and begin to make restitution.
Answered on Sep 27th, 2012 at 1:00 PM
Gary Moore
You could get first offender treatment in which you would be supervised by probation, for up to three years, while you made restitution. Upon completion of the first offender status, including paying the money back, your case would be dismissed.
Answered on Sep 26th, 2012 at 4:12 PM
Michael J. Breczinski
You should possibly get some sort of probation with restitution but I would have you get a good lawyer. You do not want a theft offense on your record and maybe the lawyer can work out something so that you have no record if the money is paid back.
Answered on Sep 26th, 2012 at 4:10 PM
You will surely have to pay restitution. Many states have diversion programs for first time offenders with low level crimes like this. Be sure to ask about that.
Answered on Sep 26th, 2012 at 2:07 PM
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Probation is an option that the prosecutor and your attorney can explore but ultimately it is up to the Court to decide. If your attorney can secure a prosecutor's recommendation for probation, you will be in much better shape.
Answered on Sep 26th, 2012 at 2:01 PM
Thomas Edward Gates
Because of the amount you will be charged with a felony and be subject to jail time and a fine. After you have completed your jail time, you will be on probation to complete the other terms of your sentence. Yes, restitution will be required. Probably community service too.
Answered on Sep 26th, 2012 at 12:42 PM
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You will probably get probation and pay restitution. You do need an attorney, and the public defender can be appointed for you if you cannot afford to hire one. The first hearing you have to go to will only be the arraignment, at which you must plead, get this, you must plead not guilty at this stage, the public defender can also be appointed. Then there will be pre-trials every month until the case is resolved. Wait until the public defender has a grip on the facts of the case before you decide to enter a plea. One very, very important thing is that adjudication must be withheld.
Answered on Sep 26th, 2012 at 12:42 PM
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It depends entirely upon the court and prosecutor. $2000.00 is a lot of money. It is enough that you can be charged with a felony. You may or may not get probation with no jail time. I do not know because I do not have all the facts of your case. However, think about what a conviction will do to your future: will it result in your expulsion from college? It will result in you being ineligible for federal educational loans and grants. How about future job prospects? No one wants to hire someone they cannot trust.
Answered on Sep 26th, 2012 at 12:42 PM
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As answered before, get an attorney as seek to be placed in some form of diversion program.This is your life
Answered on Sep 26th, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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There's no guarantee as to what type of plea deal you may receive. Generally speaking, a prosecutor may be more lenient if this is your first offense of any type. I would say that it is likely that you would receive a suspended jail sentence, allowing you to go on probation and pay restitution, but ultimately you're going to have to talk to the prosecutor and judge about that.
Answered on Sep 26th, 2012 at 12:38 PM