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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Not if you can afford a lawyer. [/quote]

Holy crap.  No, I would pay whatever it costs for a good criminal defense attorney. 
A felony can come back to haunt her for years.  [/quote]

This exactly OP. Every since job application your daughter fills out in the future will ask if she's ever been convicted of a felony. She will not be able to work with children or the elderly. She won't be able to work in finance or anything where you need to be trusted. A felony is a major, major deal. If you were a manager and have a bunch of people applying for a job and you saw one with a felony conviction wouldn't you just throw it in the trash?

The money you spend on a lawyer will be well spent. You daughter's future is worth more than few thousand dollars. Hopefully is is sorry and is working on why she did it. Does she have a drug problem? [/quote]

another poster here--she will have extreme difficulty getting a professional license like an RN or MD.  And then she won't be hired by a hospital (who do background checks and scrutinize for these things on applications). 
I don't know how long these things stay on one's record but if she wants to pursue nursing (for instance) she could be done with college by age 21/22 and a conviction now would definitely still be on her record.

Do whatever you can (pay whatever you must) to get this off her record!

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+1 same for teachers[/quote]

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