What to do if my 21 year old daughter was charged with shoplifting under $300?
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What to do if my 21 year old daughter was charged with shoplifting under $300?
She’s never been in trouble before and is an honor student in college. My husband wants to use a public defender but I don’t know how it works
Asked on April 27, 2013 under Criminal Law, Texas
Answers:
Stan Helinski / McKinley Law Group
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
Get a lawyer immediately-- under $300 may still be over $250, which is a felony in Massachusetts. If she has not yet been arraigned, she may very well be able to work something out with the store and the police prosecutor before/during the clerk's hearing.
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