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Kaysh
Guest
What is the name of your state? ny <nyc>
recently my son and approx. 80 other kids <legal age teens> were parked in the local mall parking lot after mall hours. not drinking or doing anything illegal other than the obvious trespassing. just showing their cars.
Subsequently they were all issued summonses for trespassing.
my son's court case is this coming wednesday <12/2> and i have just heard that some of the other kids that already had their hearings were given 6 months parole???
i have 2 questions:
1> is this a standard proceedure to give a teenager with no prior record this severe a punishment?
and
2> should we have consulted a lawyer?
i realize this is late in the day <so to speak> but i was given the impression by some local authorities that it wouldn't be any big deal...seems like 6 months parole is one heck of a big deal.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated <the sooner the better!>
thanks!
recently my son and approx. 80 other kids <legal age teens> were parked in the local mall parking lot after mall hours. not drinking or doing anything illegal other than the obvious trespassing. just showing their cars.
Subsequently they were all issued summonses for trespassing.
my son's court case is this coming wednesday <12/2> and i have just heard that some of the other kids that already had their hearings were given 6 months parole???
i have 2 questions:
1> is this a standard proceedure to give a teenager with no prior record this severe a punishment?
and
2> should we have consulted a lawyer?
i realize this is late in the day <so to speak> but i was given the impression by some local authorities that it wouldn't be any big deal...seems like 6 months parole is one heck of a big deal.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated <the sooner the better!>
thanks!