Legal Question in Criminal Law in Louisiana

My boyfriend stole my car so I pressed charges now I want to drop them but the police said it was a felony and I would have 5 years if I dropped the charges is that true


Asked on 4/26/10, 10:05 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrew Casanave Andrew M. Casanave

If you now say he did not do it you can be charged with filing a false police report. Generally this is Criminal Mischief a misdemeanor with a 6 month maximum sentence.

If you're simply asking that he not be prosecuted, that is not a crime. The District Attorney will still have the right to prosecute him. That is not the accuser's decision.

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Answered on 5/01/10, 10:41 am


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