What is the name of your state? California
My daughter recently got arrested for commercial burglary with a burglary tool that was found on her. Since the item that she took was only worth 30 dollars, it has been filed as a misdemeanor and the use of a tool was a misdemeanor as well. She is 19 years old and has no prior record, unfortunately she is very naive and did this based on influence from one of her friends. She is an excellent student and is planning to apply to PhD programs in the fall. She has become extremely depressed and is obsessed about it ruining the rest of her life. What is a probable outcome for this case? Is it possible for her to avoid jail? All she wants to do is go to school and work.
Also, she has made one suicide attempt since she got arrested and is getting psychological help at school. Should I tell her lawyer about this? Would it help her case at all?
My daughter recently got arrested for commercial burglary with a burglary tool that was found on her. Since the item that she took was only worth 30 dollars, it has been filed as a misdemeanor and the use of a tool was a misdemeanor as well. She is 19 years old and has no prior record, unfortunately she is very naive and did this based on influence from one of her friends. She is an excellent student and is planning to apply to PhD programs in the fall. She has become extremely depressed and is obsessed about it ruining the rest of her life. What is a probable outcome for this case? Is it possible for her to avoid jail? All she wants to do is go to school and work.
Also, she has made one suicide attempt since she got arrested and is getting psychological help at school. Should I tell her lawyer about this? Would it help her case at all?