SammieJane83
Junior Member
Hi! I was taken into custody in the state of Indiana in July after being caught shoplifting. I sat at the lock up facility for about twelve hours, never saw a judge and then was released after being told that it was a "no file" case. They told me that that was the end of it and it would never show up on a back ground check. I thought that I was in the clear legally but still knew that I had an issue to address in my personal life and underwent counseling with an addiction specialist on my own to fix the problem so that I wouldn't have any problems again in my life. Five months passed and now my life is on the right track where I am not making those decisions anymore and still going to counseling, now along with my husband to continue my counseling while working to repair our marriage, when suddenly, a couple days ago I was served with a summons to appear in court for a criminal conversion charge. I have a few weeks yet until my court date so I am trying to get this all squared away. Do I need a lawyer? Will I be facing jail time? I do have a prior conviction on my record for OWI which was over five years ago and I completed all requirements of that. What is the least expensive way for me to do this?
