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  1. #1
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    Default How to Avoid Jail After Shoplifting

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Utah.

    Okay so like 10 years ago I was working for Wal-Mart in Idaho and I got mixed in with drugs and the wrong crowd, which still is no excuse but I ended up shoplifting and stealing and doing stuff that I shouldn't have been doing and I ended up with felony charges and ended up spending 24 hours in jail. It was the worst time/part of my life and I would rather die than go back to jail for any period time. so I got probation for 5 years and restitution fees, fines and community service hours. (Which that happened in Idaho). I got all that done, completed that thought everything was going good and then I messed up again. this time its in Utah at walmart and I wasn't working for them. I wasn't scanning products items, mostly food items and putting them in the bag/cart and now I'm facing a class B misdemeanor charge and have been banned for life from walmart.

    I'm not happy at all about it. there's no excuse for my stupid decisions, I wish I can go back and change everything but I can't. ALL I can do is move forward and learn from this. I'm going to be doing a online program for shoplifting and also anything else I can do to help me. My deal is now I haven't gone to court or anything yet and I don't have the money to pay for a lawyer but I am worried that I'll have to do jail time and the issue is, is that I have 3 jobs and if I go to jail I'm going to lose them and I'll be in worse shape than I was before I made the stupid decisions.

    I would rather pay a fee for every month for the rest of my life then spend any amount of time in jail. I will be representing myself because I cannot afford a lawyer and I'm going to have a hard time with fees and fines anyway but I'd rather be having a hard time with the fees and fines then do jail time. I have a family to take care of and help support and my three jobs that depend on me that I need to keep. so I need any help and advice on what I can do or say to not have to worry about doing jail time. I know that it was stupid of me to do it in the first place and extremely stupid for me to do it again I have no excuses, just that it was a stupid decision and now I'm going to need to make up for it and move forward to prove myself. Any help advice anything would be very appreciative. Thank you

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    Default Re: Stupid Decisions About Shoplifting and Owning Up to Them

    If you are indigent and can not afford an attorney, you can get a public defender.

    You've not said anything that is the least bit exculpatory or mitigating (far from it). A public defender can help mitigate the situation for you.

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    Default Re: Stupid Decisions About Shoplifting and Owning Up to Them

    Quote Quoting flyingron
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    If you are indigent and can not afford an attorney, you can get a public defender.

    You've not said anything that is the least bit exculpatory or mitigating (far from it). A public defender can help mitigate the situation for you.
    What do you mean by (((You've not said anything that is the least bit exculpatory or mitigating (far from it). )))
    Not understanding.

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    Default Re: Stupid Decisions About Shoplifting and Owning Up to Them

    It means, nothing you have posted gets you off the hook or provides an incentive for the DA to cut you a break.

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    Default Re: Stupid Decisions About Shoplifting and Owning Up to Them

    So does that mean I'm doomed? I'm prepared to deal with the consequences but not jail.

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    Default Re: Stupid Decisions About Shoplifting and Owning Up to Them

    I can't say if you will or will not get jail time. I can tell you that the fact that you have three jobs or the fact that you have a family or the fact that you claim to be remorseful are not valid reasons to modify your sentence. If you don't get jail time, it won't be because of anything you've posted here.

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    Default Re: Stupid Decisions About Shoplifting and Owning Up to Them

    Thank you.
    I didn't post here thinking it will help with my case or anything. I was looking for advice and guidance. I know posting anything or anywhere won't help my case. I just needed some advice on what I could do and should do. I know I screwed up again. And scared as heck. I have no excuse but to make things right and never do it again. EVER!
    So thank you for all your advice and etc.

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    Default Re: Stupid Decisions About Shoplifting and Owning Up to Them

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    The court may scare you and make you feel bad for your actions, that is part of their purpose, but when it's all said and done it probably won't be so bad. Sounds like you've learned your lesson. That's the best you can do.
    Thanks EJay. I will do my very best. And you're right. It's all I can do. And no matter what I am and will be scared! I've been sick to my stomach ever since. My nerves are shot and im just embarrassed
    Thanks again.

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