What is the name of your state? Florida
Okay..last Saturday I was caught shoplifting..it was an extremely stupid thing to do. I have 2 questions..the first thing is..what do you think is the worse that will happen? The police officer I spoke to gave me a Notice To Appear..so I went in yesterday (Monday) to get a court date..then I realized I will be going to California during that time..so I went back today and the judge's secretary changed the court date or whatever to a pre-trial..is that better than a full out court session? Also the police officer I dealt with told me I should just go in the courtroom..and admit my guilt and how it was a stupid thing of me..and the worse that SHOULD happen is a fine and maybe some community service. I'm just wondering if jailtime happens often for first time offenders? I mean..I work fulltime and in school part time about to enroll fulltime..this was just a stupid stupid mistake. Should I just go ahead and admit guilt and everything during the pre-trial? What is a pretrial anyways? I apologize for the numerous questions..but any help will be greatly appreciated!What is the name of your state?
Okay..last Saturday I was caught shoplifting..it was an extremely stupid thing to do. I have 2 questions..the first thing is..what do you think is the worse that will happen? The police officer I spoke to gave me a Notice To Appear..so I went in yesterday (Monday) to get a court date..then I realized I will be going to California during that time..so I went back today and the judge's secretary changed the court date or whatever to a pre-trial..is that better than a full out court session? Also the police officer I dealt with told me I should just go in the courtroom..and admit my guilt and how it was a stupid thing of me..and the worse that SHOULD happen is a fine and maybe some community service. I'm just wondering if jailtime happens often for first time offenders? I mean..I work fulltime and in school part time about to enroll fulltime..this was just a stupid stupid mistake. Should I just go ahead and admit guilt and everything during the pre-trial? What is a pretrial anyways? I apologize for the numerous questions..but any help will be greatly appreciated!What is the name of your state?