Legal Question in Criminal Law in Georgia

I took some money from one of my clients totalling $1,233.00. I have offered to repay the money, but the agency I worked for influenced her to press charges against me. I'm not for sure if she's already filed a warrant, but I offered to repay her the money. I'm going to seek legal counseling on Tuesday and I would like to know if the charge could be dropped. I do not want to go to court. I know that the client just want to get her money back and if I go to court then I going to set up a payment plan where she's going to receive the money monthly. Do you think she would agree to drop the charges and take the money, if she knew she would not be receiving all the money at once?


Asked on 9/05/10, 9:46 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

When you steal, the state prosecutes you and she cannot just drop the charges. You need a lawyer right away. You are in serious trouble. Get one.

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Answered on 9/10/10, 11:24 am
Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

As Mr. Ashman notes, whether to prosecute you is not the victim's decision.

Offering to repay the money was not a wise decision, since you essentially admitted that you're the one who stole it. The prosecutor will be able to use that admission against you in court. It's possible that, without this admission, the case against you would have been too weak for the prosecutor to bother with. You've made it more likely that you will be brought to trial, and you've also seriously -- perhaps fatally -- hurt your chances of winning when and if that happens.

You should have consulted with a lawyer before you did any of this. Since there are still plenty of ways you can dig the hole you're in even deeper, you should get a lawyer now and stop talking to anyone else about the case until you have one.

Good luck.

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Answered on 9/10/10, 2:23 pm


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