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  • 09-18-2008, 12:46 PM
    Preeti
    Petty Theft with Charges Dismissed and Citizenship
    My question involves criminal law for the state of: California

    I was involved in petty theft of $110 worth of items in Mar 2004. I hired an attorney and we pleaded 'not guilty' and the case was dismissed. The court had me do 40 hours of voluntary service and i had to take some consultation classes for 40 hours. I completed all of that successfully.

    Now, my dillemna is I have a citizenship interview next Tuesday and I am not sure if the above incident would affect my citizenship? I was a permanent resident at the time I committed this biggest mistake of my life of stealing something.

    The reason I stole was because I had an argument with my mom and I was just not thinking form my mind...

    I am overall a very good student and that's the only mark I have in my background.

    Please advise If my citizenship can be denied on a dismissed pleaded not guilty case which occured 4.5 years ago.

    Thank you very much!!
  • 09-21-2008, 07:24 AM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Re: Petty Theft - No Guilty Charges Dismissed and Citizenship
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    Quoting Preeti
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    Now, my dillemna is I have a citizenship interview next Tuesday and I am not sure if the above incident would affect my citizenship?

    Probably not. Unless you lie about what happened. So be sure to be completely honest.
    Quote:

    Quoting Preeti
    The reason I stole was because I had an argument with my mom and I was just not thinking form my mind...

    The reason you stole is that you saw something and didn't want to pay for it. This isn't mom's fault.
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