State of New York
So I just got back from meeting with my lawyer. Originally I was charged with
3 counts of misdemeanor A Identity Theft and 3 counts of Felony E Grand Larceny.
So now the plea bargain from the DA is 1 count of Felony E Grand Larceny, 5 years of Probation and Restitution to be paid back. I was relieved of no jail time.
But I have 1 year left to finish my college degree and this has really gotten me worried about finding a good job with a felony record if I were to cop the plea bargain.
My lawyer asked me to write a letter to the DA explaining how remorseful I am, how much pain my love ones gone through during this time and how I have changed into a better person.
Does writing a letter to the DA and also having the Restitution readily available immediately help me somehow drop the felony charge to a misdeameanor?

