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    Default Shoplifting in Virginia

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: Virginia

    Hello, I am 18 years old and today, I got charged with a class A misdemeanor (petit larceny) in VA for shoplifting at Kohls. It was about $130 worth of items and I have my pre-trial two days from now and the trial during May. With the laws in VA, is it possible to get the charges reduced or dropped for someone like me? The reason why I stole the items was because my family is having a hard time financially and I did not want to burden them. I realize now that I should have thought over it again. Is there any way to prevent this from showing up on my criminal record? I am studying pre-med and I'm so scared that this incident will impact my future greatly. Please help and thank you

    Also, I had never done this before. My record is clean - not even a traffic ticket. It's my first offense.

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    Default Re: Shoplifting in Virginia

    3 words: Criminal Defense Lawyer.

    VA is notoriously tough on shoplifters.

    Hard time financially? The judge and prosecutors have heard it a million times. Name-brand clothing is a luxury, not a necessity, plus there are places like Goodwill, Salvation Army, and even local agencies that will help a person find free, donated, gently used dress clothes for employment purposes.

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