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My 18 y.o. son was charged with theft....?
he has felonies on his juvenile record.(he graduates high school in June) He found a cell phone and pair of gloves but before he could turn them in the school police officer searched lockers and found the gloves so when he was confronted he(my son) said yes and I also found this cell phone that he took out of his pocket willingly. He was charged with theft, he plead not guilty, if he is found guilty, with his record what might the punishment be? They did a book and release when he plead not guilty and scheduled a hearing the end of the month. Thanks in advance.
He's representing himself as he has no money for an attorney.
And said he didn't want a court appointed attorney
What might the punishment be? Fine, jail time? What?
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yeah if he has felonies he will probally do jail time. He wont get expelled if he goes to a public school. He probally will be able to graduate if he pleads guilty under those circumstances.if it is no more than $500 worth of goods he stole (or didn't steal) the charges will be erased from his record in exactly 7 years from conviction.
hop this helped
- RamboLv 61 decade ago
It sounds to me like your son has you "buffaloed" into believing him when he lies. The evidence is pretty solid. If he found the phone and the gloves together, then why was he found with the phone in his pocket and the gloves in his locker? It is pretty clear he had no intentions of 'TURNING THEM IN' as you say.
The evidenced turns circumstantial also, given his prior record. With all of those felonies to his credit, you are still enabling him to continue in this 'lifestyle' by defending him. The judge will not.
I'd say, with the physical evidence.. the circumstantial evidence and the fact that he , for some foolish reason, thinks he can represent himself in court, he's in a lot of trouble.
- Ron AkiaLv 71 decade ago
As he was arrested it is quite obvious that the police did not believe his story about finding the items. And he was arrested for the theft rather than just being in possession of the stolen items.
His past record won't help him at all when he appears in court. And, it's an old time saying, "he who represents himself has a fool for a lawyer."
If he were my son I'm not quite sure I would believe his story.
- Roger MLv 61 decade ago
Come on..do you really believe he "found" them.
You need to take off your blinders to be able to help your son.
1) He will not be graduating..he will be expelled
2) Beyond that it will be up to the court. With prior felonies I would expect him to go to jail for 1-2 years.
