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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BTW, FELONY shoplifting? What did she boost?[/quote]

A car?[/quote]

Haha, no not a car. She stole some jewelry, but the amount was 201.99. Evidently, if it's over $200, it's a felony. [/quote]

Wow. Is this her first time getting caught? You definitely need a lawyer. I would assume that they can get it reduced to a misdemeanor. Hopefully she's learned her lesson. You would be wise to make her work to pay off the legal fees, which will run into the many thousands. [/quote]

The assigned public defender is working in DD's best interest. Should I not rely on that? [/quote]

Are you willing to bet your daughter's future on someone who probably has dozens of cases, including murder and other cases? who will likely only spend a couple of hours of their time on her case?

Go and see a lawyer or two, pay for an hour of their time and their opinion. Find out how much it would cost for them to take the case and the likely expected outcome. Then hire the one you like. Expect to pay a retainer of a few thousand dollars. A good lawyer will have a relationship with the local DAs office, will know what is a likely outcome, and will also tell you what a good outcome might be, and a bad outcome. You are paying for guidance through a very screwy legal system.

I have a sibling with an intellectual disability and documented mental health problems who walked into an unlocked and empty house (house was on the market to be sold) in a nice neighborhood. She was charged with a felony, and it took $15K and a private lawyer to get the whole matter settled. The DAs office wanted to prosecute, as it was a very nice community she had been walking around in (my brother lives there). The private lawyer kept pushing the court date in order to keep working to provide the DAs office with the medical records they felt they needed before they would drop the case. In the end, my sister was put on probation for a year, and then the record was expunged after that time. My parents are on a limited income (retired), and that $15K was not easy for them to come up with, but they consider it money well spent.[/quote]

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