My question involves criminal law for the state of: texas
I went to Target to return a merchandise, while I talk to the customer service lady she told me that I make a nice deal on a piece of beddin couse the real price now went up again so i decided to keep it and ask her if i can go ahead in the store with the thing i decided to keep and she told me yes. so i went in the store and start putting inside a Target red bag all the thing i was going to purshase. after some time my baby goy hungry and i told my daugther to take him to the food area and buy him something to eat and take the shopping car with the items i already was going to change. I went to the electronics to get some new converter boxes paid for them in the back of the store and continue my walk to the fron where my kids where waitinh for me. I place the bag in the shopping car and took my baby and seat him on the car and i start walking out the store before i walk out i was by the store alarm the lady stopped me and told me to go in the back of thr store i went and she ask accused me of shoplifting. I told her and explained her that my intension was not to steal anything that i have the money to pay for averything i just have tha shopping car full and forgot and start walking i did not went outside the store. I expained her several times because now they have all king of bag in the stores to place your merchandise because of the cost in the enviroment. well she called the police and because i was my first offense i have a court day. i will like to know if i hired an lawyer can i win a lawsuit agains the store. or please advise me in this case i have to go to court next week. or first should i wait for whats going to happen at court and then talk about suit. please answer me asap my babies where crying and very concern about what happens. By the way to be more specific i have the receipt for the other merchandise and also i made the lady call the customer service lady who told me i can walk inside the store with the other merchandise and she admit that i have that merchandise with me and the receipts for except for the ones i did not paid and really was that i forgot my intension never was to steal anything i show the lady that i have the money to pay for everything but she just call the police and when the police came he asked me do you want to pay for the items and i told him yes and she told me that they dont work like that and procecured me.thanks
ms.rivera
ms. perez

