Charged With Receiving Stolen Property Whats Gonna Happen To Me

[oldspicechannel]

I LIVE IN MASSACHUSETTS

i was charged with receiving stolen property (worth about $8,000) as well as posession of marijuana ( .5 ounce) with intent to sell. i didn;t steal anythign myself , but i did let a friend leave the stolen goods at my house, and try to help him sell one of the items on ebay.

i've never been in trouble before, EVER. i have no record of any kind. and i was EXTRMELY cooperatvie with police , as it shows in my police report

i was wondering what the possible penalty might be, and if i'm looking at any jail time!!!! everyone says i shouldnt get any jail time but im really not sure since the property was worth so much.


thanks

 

[JETX]

i was wondering what the possible penalty might be, and if i'm looking at any jail time!!!! everyone says i shouldnt get any jail time but im really not sure since the property was worth so much.

No one can guess what your actual sentence might be, but MA General Laws provide the following POSSIBLE sentence for this crime:
Chapter 266: Section 60 Stolen goods; buying or receiving
Whoever buys, receives or aids in the concealment of stolen or embezzled property, knowing it to have been stolen or embezzled, or whoever with intent to defraud buys, receives or aids in the concealment of property, knowing it to have been obtained from a person by a false pretense of carrying on business and dealing in the ordinary course of trade, shall, if the value of such property does not exceed two hundred and fifty dollars, be punished for a first offense by imprisonment in jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years, or by a fine of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars; or, if for a second or subsequent offense, or if the value of such property exceeds two hundred and fifty dollars, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
Source: http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/266-60.htm

 

[seniorjudge]

Standard answer

Here are some hints on appearing in court:

Dress professionally in clean clothes.

Do not wear message shirts.

Don't chew gum, smoke, or eat.

Bathe and wash your hair.

Go to court beforehand some day before you actually have to go to watch how things go.

Speak politely and deferentially. If you argue or dispute something, do it professionally and without emotion.

Ask the court clerk who you talk to about a diversion (meaning you want to plead to a different, lesser charge), if applicable in your situation.


Here are five stories that criminal court judges hear the most (and I suggest you do not use them or variations of them):

1. I’ve been saved! (This is not religion specific; folks from all kinds of religious backgrounds use this one.)

2. My girlfriend/mother/sister/daughter is pregnant/sick/dying/dead/crippled and needs my help.

3. I’ve got a job in [name a state five hundred miles away].

4. This is the first time I ever did this.

5. You’ve got the wrong guy. (A variation of this one is the phantom defendant story: “It wasn’t me driving, it was a hitchhiker I picked up. He wrecked the car, drug me behind the wheel then took off.”)

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