Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

Re: I need help

You should contact attorney in your area who is familar with the court. The judge should have told you what he would do if you completed the program. Since I don't know the judge or court, I can't tell you what the local practice is. Generally however if you don't do what the judge tells you, things could get and will get worse.

Re: I need help

If convicted of Petit Larceny (shoplifting)

you could be sent to jail for one year

This sounds like the court making a condition

of treatment as an alternative to either

a sentence, or a conviction. It sounds an

awful lot like the first step to an

adjournment in contemplation of dismissal

which is a disposition that results in a

sealing of your record without criminal

conviction after six months if no further

offense are committed and other conditions

met, such as completing the course or

community service

So, yes, things can get a lot worse

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