Legal Question in Criminal Law in North Carolina

I took a girl I had been seeing for a few weeks to the pawn shop to sell what she claimed was her grandfather's jewelry. She knew the owner of the pawn shop we went to, so I didn't speak with him. However, she didn't have an ID, so she asked me to use mine and sign for the stuff. I did, and she received the payment. Weeks later, a detective came to my house. It turns out, this girl had broke into her neighbors house and obtained the jewelry. Her original statement said that I did not know the items were stolen, and was just doing her a favor by selling it for her. Then she went and changed the story, saying she didn't know where I obtained the property, and she was just along with me for the ride to the pawn shop. I was charged with BREAKING AND OR ENTERING (F) POSS STOLEN GOODS/PROP (F) and LARCENY AFTER BREAK/ENTER, all felonies. Now I have had several court dates, am in superior court, and have been offered a plea. The plea offer was misdemeanor larceny, or perhaps misdemeanor poss of stolen goods. I am wondering if I have actually committed a crime? Should I take the plea?


Asked on 2/17/12, 6:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Your story reeks of BS. If you signed, why did she receive payment? Moreover, no one is this dense - if you did not see the set up coming, you probably deserve the crap your in now - if you did see it, then you were in on it and you deserve the crap your in now. How would you be privy to what her statements were? Are we really to believe that this girl told law enforcement the truth and then changed her story so convincingly that those same law enforcement officers came after you? I'm not sure if you actually comitted a crime but you are certainly guilty of being a dum dum.

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Answered on 2/29/12, 9:29 pm


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