My question involves criminal law for the state of: Washington
My question involves criminal law for the state of: Washington
Hello, I live in Washington State and 2 days ago I was caught shoplifting at a department store. I know it doesn't matter to you and I'm a thief and it's an awful thing to do and there's no excuse, I know, I agree with you, but this IS completely out of character for me and I feel absolutely horrible and wretched over this, I'm not a criminal and am normally a completely law abiding citizen. There's a lot to the story and my situation, mental health, current life stressors etc...but I'll stick to the facts. The only other time I've ever been in trouble besides a traffic infraction was 5yrs ago. It was, for the exact same crime, at a different store. I had never been in any kind of trouble before that and was extremely remorseful, I hated myself for it. It happened under the same mental circumstances I'm in right now, with the same life stressors, depression and other issues etc etc...and the state at that time gave me a deferred adjudication, I payed my court fines and had no charges or other problems for a year and after that the case was dropped and done away with. I don't know why I made this STUPID mistake and did this STUPID HORRIBLE thing again, I know that both times I've done this I was extremely depressed and under a lot of stress, and hurting financially very badly. Even though the case was dismissed last time I know that the state will obviously still see on my record that this is my 2nd offense, and I am scared to death! I'm a mother of three children, a mom who takes care of her kids every day, kids who flourish and get good grades. In every way other than these two very serious STUPID MISTAKES I've made in my life I'm just your average every day wife, mom & citizen. I'm just wondering if I can get ANY idea of what I might be looking at as far as punishment for this, it being a 2nd offense?? Is there ANY way possible the court/prosecutor might take it somewhat easy on me again? I'm fairly sure they won't offer me another deferred adjudication?? I know no one can tell me exactly what will happen, I'm just scared to death of jail time. I have three children and my husband works 7 days a week I need to be with my kids. Just wondering if there are any attorneys or people whove seen a similar case before, if anyone has seen a second offense similar to this, and the person been given just fines, probation, community service?? All of the above with required counseling or classes for shoplifting issues?? Can anyone give me any insight at all? I do have a consult with an attorney scheduled in two days, to see what advice I can get. But I have no money to retain him. If I end up needing an attorney to defend me I'll have to get a court appointed one. Can ANYONE offer me ANY advice or insight on my situation?? Please, any info or advice or information AT ALL, other than "get an attorney" would be so greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for any info you can provide me.
My question involves criminal law for the state of: Washington
Hello, I live in Washington State and 2 days ago I was caught shoplifting at a department store. I know it doesn't matter to you and I'm a thief and it's an awful thing to do and there's no excuse, I know, I agree with you, but this IS completely out of character for me and I feel absolutely horrible and wretched over this, I'm not a criminal and am normally a completely law abiding citizen. There's a lot to the story and my situation, mental health, current life stressors etc...but I'll stick to the facts. The only other time I've ever been in trouble besides a traffic infraction was 5yrs ago. It was, for the exact same crime, at a different store. I had never been in any kind of trouble before that and was extremely remorseful, I hated myself for it. It happened under the same mental circumstances I'm in right now, with the same life stressors, depression and other issues etc etc...and the state at that time gave me a deferred adjudication, I payed my court fines and had no charges or other problems for a year and after that the case was dropped and done away with. I don't know why I made this STUPID mistake and did this STUPID HORRIBLE thing again, I know that both times I've done this I was extremely depressed and under a lot of stress, and hurting financially very badly. Even though the case was dismissed last time I know that the state will obviously still see on my record that this is my 2nd offense, and I am scared to death! I'm a mother of three children, a mom who takes care of her kids every day, kids who flourish and get good grades. In every way other than these two very serious STUPID MISTAKES I've made in my life I'm just your average every day wife, mom & citizen. I'm just wondering if I can get ANY idea of what I might be looking at as far as punishment for this, it being a 2nd offense?? Is there ANY way possible the court/prosecutor might take it somewhat easy on me again? I'm fairly sure they won't offer me another deferred adjudication?? I know no one can tell me exactly what will happen, I'm just scared to death of jail time. I have three children and my husband works 7 days a week I need to be with my kids. Just wondering if there are any attorneys or people whove seen a similar case before, if anyone has seen a second offense similar to this, and the person been given just fines, probation, community service?? All of the above with required counseling or classes for shoplifting issues?? Can anyone give me any insight at all? I do have a consult with an attorney scheduled in two days, to see what advice I can get. But I have no money to retain him. If I end up needing an attorney to defend me I'll have to get a court appointed one. Can ANYONE offer me ANY advice or insight on my situation?? Please, any info or advice or information AT ALL, other than "get an attorney" would be so greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for any info you can provide me.
Retail Fraud / Shoplifting: Any Info on What to Expect from a Second Time Shoplifting Offense
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