hi there, please give me some advise if possible
my dad was arrested last night...he walked out of macys wearing something from the store unpaid underneath his jacket...he was approached by 2 men and was brought to a little room for investigation...he refused to sign any docs but admitted verbally that this is not his first time taking stuff from the store...he doesnt not speak english very well so there is room for miscommunication issue. This is his first offense...he has no criminal records and the value of the merchandise is 71 dollars. he is an immigrant with green card...so that might further complicates the case
please advise on what I should do next...i already contacted a lawyer...but can you please let me know the most optismitc and pessimistic scenarios and what is the possibility for each so i am prepared either way?
and maybe how much is the laywers fee going to cost us??
i am so in shock but i have to stay strong for my parents because they cant speak english..any help would be greatly appreciated

