Legal Question in Criminal Law in Michigan

Retail fraud involvement

A friend and I were at a meijers

when we were caught trying to take

a $10 bottle of alcohol. they

took HIM NOT ME into a room and

questioned him until a police officer

came. when my friend came

out with cuffs on, I followed them

because he was my ride home. the

officer turned around, saw

me, and told me that I was involved

because I knew what was going on

and didn't stop it. They

took both of us to jail and we both

have a court date. I got RFIII and

my friend got RFIII and MIP.

I am 17, he is 18. I know that I did

wrong, but all the explanations I

have seen say that you have

to be the one who actually does the

stealing. I never touched the

alcohol, I DID help pay for what

it was concealed in though, but the

LP officer told me that I was alright

when they took my friend.

Should I plead guilty, or should I get

a lawyer?

What punishment can I

expect for this?

Because of my age, can I keep this

off my record? How?

The store only detained my friend for

RF, it was only the police officer who

took me. What does that

implicate?


Asked on 7/15/07, 4:02 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Re: Retail fraud involvement

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Answered on 7/15/07, 4:51 pm


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