My question involves criminal law for the state of: Los Angeles
Hello,
I am going to get right to the point, I am on a F-1 student visa and
On december 21,2010, i was caught stealing a $80 item from a local walmart. I was escorted to the back room where they made me sign papers saying i will not enter the property again and also called the police. The police wrote me a ticket and said i should expect a letter in the mail regarding court dates.
I can pay up to $500. But what should i do? Should i hire a lawyer/local attorney? should i plead guilty?
Will I serve time in jail?
how will this effect my F-1?
This is my first offense of any type not even a parking ticket or a speeding ticket.
Please help ASAP.
Thank You
forgot to mention, we also filed for our greencard couple months ago.
how will this affect my GC processing?

