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    Default Re: Shoplifting at Anthropologie

    Your qualification for a court-appointed lawyer will depend upon the standards set by your court. You can petition for a lawyer and see what happens. I don't know what court hearing is scheduled next - if it isn't a trial, you may be able to meet with a prosecutor at that hearing and see if the prosecutor will reduce the charge to an infraction, if that's what you believe to be an acceptable outcome. A dismissal by the D.A. would suggest no conviction of any sort, which would be a very good outcome for somebody who confessed to a criminal act. Here are some suggestions on finding a criminal defense lawyer.

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    Your qualification for a court-appointed lawyer will depend upon the standards set by your court. You can petition for a lawyer and see what happens. I don't know what court hearing is scheduled next - if it isn't a trial, you may be able to meet with a prosecutor at that hearing and see if the prosecutor will reduce the charge to an infraction, if that's what you believe to be an acceptable outcome.
    I don't think it is a trial... I only got a slip of paper as a "Notice to Appear" and I haven't done that yet. Haven't set foot in court yet - I apparently have until next month to schedule a court time. I keep thinking that there is supposed to be something arriving in the mail for me from the court that is more official or something... but the shoe hasn't dropped yet. (I've also been waiting for the civil demand letter, which hasn't come yet either...)

    As for reducing the charges, I'm mainly concerned with this incident showing up on a background check and dogging my steps forever... (Although for my mistakes I must be punished and I will accept that fact.) The attorney in the consultation had said that it wouldn't show up, but I think I've read the contrary in another thread here.

    • How do I find out if in my state an infraction will show up in a regular background check for employment?


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    A dismissal by the D.A. would suggest no conviction of any sort, which would be a very good outcome for somebody who confessed to a criminal act. Here are some suggestions on finding a criminal defense lawyer.
    Thank you for the link. It seems to conclude that I will still need to be using my instincts for choosing a lawyer in the end...

    • Do you know if there is any particular criteria to qualify for a dismissal, or does that just vary to the whim of the D.A.?

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