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What is the name of your state?I'm from NC, whats gonna happen if you are 17 and you got caught stealing 104 dollars at your work and the cops charge you for felony?

Barbara33873 said:

What is the name of your state?I'm from NC, whats gonna happen if you are 17 and you got caught stealing 104 dollars at your work and the cops charge you for felony?

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What statute number were you charged under?

they give me a pink sheet "North Carolina Uninform Citation" and they put that I did steal take and carry away $104.00 in U.S. currency the property of my company with intent to deprive the owner of its use permanently knowing she was not entitled to it.
and in the bottom it said 14-72(a)

§ 14‑72. Larceny of property; receiving stolen goods or possessing stolen goods.

(a) Larceny of goods of the value of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) is a Class H felony. The receiving or possessing of stolen goods of the value of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) while knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that the goods are stolen is a Class H felony. Larceny as provided in subsection (b) of this section is a Class H felony. Receiving or possession of stolen goods as provided in subsection (c) of this section is a Class H felony. Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, larceny of property, or the receiving or possession of stolen goods knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe them to be stolen, where the value of the property or goods is not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), is a Class 1 misdemeanor. In all cases of doubt, the jury shall, in the verdict, fix the value of the property stolen.

Sounds to me like it should be a Class 1 misdemeanor???

Barbara33873 said:

they give me a pink sheet "North Carolina Uninform Citation" and they put that I did steal take and carry away $104.00 in U.S. currency the property of my company with intent to deprive the owner of its use permanently knowing she was not entitled to it.
and in the bottom it said 14-72(a)

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http://www.sodomy.org/laws/northcarolina/felony.html

class h felony up to 3 years

Happy Trails said:

§ 14‑72. Larceny of property; receiving stolen goods or possessing stolen goods.

(a) Larceny of goods of the value of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) is a Class H felony. The receiving or possessing of stolen goods of the value of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) while knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that the goods are stolen is a Class H felony. Larceny as provided in subsection (b) of this section is a Class H felony. Receiving or possession of stolen goods as provided in subsection (c) of this section is a Class H felony. Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, larceny of property, or the receiving or possession of stolen goods knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe them to be stolen, where the value of the property or goods is not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), is a Class 1 misdemeanor. In all cases of doubt, the jury shall, in the verdict, fix the value of the property stolen.

Sounds to me like it should be a Class 1 misdemeanor???

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Yep, I believe you are correct if he stole $104.

Year in the county jail, probably....

by any chance that my sentece will be low?
Like I never had anything against my records.
And i am sorry that i've done it, their were just a lot of things going on and i just dont know.
My boyfriend thinks that i might get a fined.
what should i do?

Barbara33873 said:

by any chance that my sentece will be low?
Like I never had anything against my records.
And i am sorry that i've done it, their were just a lot of things going on and i just dont know.
My boyfriend thinks that i might get a fined.
what should i do?

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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. Ask about traffic school and the ticket not go on your record, if applicable.


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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