Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
petty theft
if this is a first offense of petty theft and i have no prior records and the value of the items was $128 what king of punishment am i looking at
Asked on 12/02/06, 7:09 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Lyle Johnson
Bedi and Johnson Attorneys at Law
Re: petty theft
As a general rule on the first offense for shop lifiting, the sentence is a fine and probation. However, if there is any jail time even credit for time served, an offense occurring after this conviction, can result in the second offense being charged as a felony.
The result could be much different if you took a bag into the store with you and used the bag to attempt to take the merchnadise out of the store.
Answered on 12/10/06, 9:11 pm
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