Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Mexico

I have a petit larceny charge on my record a misdemeanor. I am now being charged with false personation a misdemeanor for using some else's name to get out of a ticket. Could I go to jail?


Asked on 10/19/09, 5:49 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

Of course. Conviction of a misdemeanor carries the potential of one year in jail. Will you go to jail? That, of course, depends upon the judge. In Metropolitan Court you have a fairly good chance of probation and community service. In other courts, the result may be different.

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Answered on 10/25/09, 12:00 pm


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