never_again
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia
Hi i am 26 years old and i have been charged with a class 6 felony for credit card fraud. this is my first offense, never been arrested, and have no other tickets on my record.
I am scared to death because i have never been in this situation before. i cooperated with the investigators when they came to my home. and when one of the investigators called me to inform me of the warrants for my arrest, i IMMEDIATELY went to the PD to get the matter taken care of. they did not come to my house to arrest me because i cooperated the first time and they told me they would notify me.
I was booked and put in a holding cell for several hours and i cooperated while there.
I am looking to go back to school and finish my education and start a clean slate.
i have several questions:
1) what are the chances of the charges being dropped to a lower offense since this is my first time and i have no record?
2) will i have to do more time since i turned myself in IMMEDIATELY upon notification and already spent time?
3) what kind of fines will i have?
4) can i make a plea?
5) also, i have no money to afford a lawyer, what can i do?
any information or advice is greatly appreciated as my court date is within the next few weeks.
Hi i am 26 years old and i have been charged with a class 6 felony for credit card fraud. this is my first offense, never been arrested, and have no other tickets on my record.
I am scared to death because i have never been in this situation before. i cooperated with the investigators when they came to my home. and when one of the investigators called me to inform me of the warrants for my arrest, i IMMEDIATELY went to the PD to get the matter taken care of. they did not come to my house to arrest me because i cooperated the first time and they told me they would notify me.
I was booked and put in a holding cell for several hours and i cooperated while there.
I am looking to go back to school and finish my education and start a clean slate.
i have several questions:
1) what are the chances of the charges being dropped to a lower offense since this is my first time and i have no record?
2) will i have to do more time since i turned myself in IMMEDIATELY upon notification and already spent time?
3) what kind of fines will i have?
4) can i make a plea?
5) also, i have no money to afford a lawyer, what can i do?
any information or advice is greatly appreciated as my court date is within the next few weeks.