Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia
My daughter has been charged with a felony (keying a car) in Fairfax Virginia. She has pleaded guilty to a felony because she was told that a trial might end in jail time. The county has a witness that our lawyer said it would to difficult to question because he is a marine. My daughter has no witness. Now, however the person who brought the charges says that she does not want to continue the charges. She says that she has had the car repaired for $700.00. This takes the felony charge away and is now a misdemeanor. The girl who brought the charges also will agree to the $700.00 as a settlement. What can my daughter do to settle this matter and avoid the court procedures? Thanks for your help. Betty
1 Answer from Attorneys
Your daughter(in my opinion) has been very ill-advised to
plead guilty to a felony which will have seriously adverse
consequences on many aspects of her life in the future.
She should immediately look into the possibility of withdrawing
this guilty plea(if such is still possible), even if it means getting a new lawyer to handle the matter.
Also, there may be a way to settle the matter through what is known as
an accord and satisfaction
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