Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

Hi I'm a imigrant I just get caught to day at Wal-Mart with to merchandises stolen. The price of the 2 marchandises are onder 10 $ and they called the police on me and they took my information and say they will give me a tiket and I will go to court. I know it was stupid because I had the money to pay for it but please I'm scared. I want to know what is going to happen with me and what I should do. Is it going to be in my record ? For how long ?And is that going to affect my immigrant statut? What is going to happen to me please help


Asked on 4/15/14, 8:12 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Samuel Edmunds Sieben Edmunds Miller PLLC

Sorry to hear about this. Theft is a misdemeanor crime. Certain criminal offenses can have a serious impact on immigration status. You need an experienced attorney and fast. Get ahead of this thing. Let your attorney help you determine the best way to proceed.

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Answered on 4/15/14, 8:17 pm
Maury Beaulier612.240.8005 Minnesota Lawyers

A theft offense may have a significant impact on your future if you are convicted. As a result, there is no such thing as an insignificant offense. You should always contest such charges vigorously to preserve your record. I am often approached by people seeking to remove offenses from their record after the fact. In most cases, they do not realize that the law does not favor expungements and any conviction can last a lifetime. Accordingly, you must retain counsel.

A theft under $500 is a misdemeanor and is punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a $1000 fine. If you have a clean record, often a resolution can be negotiated that keeps the offense off your record as a conviction and allows for it to be completely expunged later. However, you must have vigorous representation to ensure that occurs.

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Answered on 4/16/14, 10:22 am


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