Should i plead guilty or not guilty to petty theft?
I Stole like $67 dollar worth of food from safeway. Because someone saw me walking outside and scream shoplifter i left the items outside the store and just walked a away. I evenually was question by the police at a nearby store, but they just question and didnt arrest me. They told me since i was 18 they didnt have to contact my parents and i should wait for the DA to review my case. Well recently i got the mail from the sepreme court to goto court for petty theft. I was wondering since i am 18 is my consequences way more severe like doing jail time, because of my age. what is going to happen? should it be more wise to plead guilty or not guilty? what should i say if to plead to either of those? What do u think the punishment would be if i plead guilty but give a really really sinciere speech that i learn i was wrong and i am a changed person who is trying to make something of themselfs do u think i am going to get the one year probation? please i advice from someone from same sit
Is pleading guilty with court supervision worth it?
Im not sure if every. Has this but in illinois if you get a traffic ticket you have 3 choices, plead guilt, not guilty or guilty with court supervision. I got a speeding ticket and pleaded guilty with court supervision and instead of paying 120$(if i pleaded guilty) i got a 255 fine and i have to go to a driving school that costs 100$ and if i get another ticket within 6 months i get even bigger fines. I read that all court supervision does is keep the ticket off your? record, but besides insurance does th record matter
Why would someone plead the 5th if they aren't guilty?
You may be confusing “pleading the 5th” with pleading guilty or not guilty. They're not related. “Pleading the 5th” simply means refusing to speak when questioned.It’s not just a right against self-incrimination; it is the right to silence—something the British used to have and have lost in the last few years. Nobody says, “I’m refusing to answer because my answer might incriminate me.” They just say, “I’m exercising my right to silence. I will not answer questions until I have a lawyer.” In the US, this must halt police questioning.It is absolutely imperative that any person suspected of a crime in the United States, or under arrest, invoke their right to silence until they have consulted a lawyer. Otherwise it is very easy for the police to trick admissions out of a person that can look damaging even if they are completely innocent. If you don’t believe me, watch this rather horrifying video about how even innocent admissions can be twisted by the prosecution to make you look guilty:In Britain if you don’t talk, the prosecution is allowed to imply to the jury that you had something to hide. This is seriously uncool and should never have been passed.
Speeding Ticket due to Faulty Speedometer, worth pleading not-guilty?
I was driving my chevy truck last night with the cruise control set right at the speed limit (65) at night. I noticed that the stripes seemed to be passing a little faster than usual so I turned on my GPS, waited for it to acquire a signal and flipped to the ground speed page. Sure enough, it was showing 85 mph. Just as I tapped the brakes to slow down I see the flashing lights in my rear view. I told the officer my problem and offered to let him drive my vehicle to demonstrate, but he probably just thought I was full of dookie and wrote me a $350 ticket anyway. I'm not making this up, it really happened this way, there just happened to be a ton of sheriff's deputies out that night and I had this problem at just the wrong time (saw 4 other people being pulled over on this highway too, so obviously I wouldn't have been speeding intentionally). I took my car to the mechanic and they said that chevy has a service bulletin out for this problem as it is a known issue that requires replacement of the instrument cluster. The problem is that the speed-o was working fine this morning (it actually got worse for a few minutes, eventually showing about 20mph while my groundspeed showed 65, then start working fine again about 15 minutes after I got arrested) so they can't write me any sort of documentation, other than givig me a copy of the service bulletin. I realize that I am responsible for maintaing my vehicle but this is the first time this has happened and I've never encountered such a fault on any vehicle before! Do I have any sort of case if I plead not guilty, or am I just hosed. The state is Texas, by the way. PS I got a ticket about 10 months ago too so I can't take he defensive driving. Thanks for the help.
Charged for petty theft should i plead guilty or not guilty?
About a month ago I was caught shop lifting from best buy. It was $120 worth of merchandise, i was caught on the cameras and as I walked out was told to go in the security room. A police officer was called in and he gave me a PTA. I receive a letter in the mail a month later stating I need to go to court for an arraignment. My question is when do I get a public defender, should I call the PD office or will I get one on my arraignment. Also should I plead guilty or not guilty? I am 19 years old and prior to this I only have one other charge at 15 for possession of a controlled substance. I have definitely learned my lesson and will NOT be doing this again. Any help will be greatly appreciated, I haven't slept this whole month and I have so much anxiety thinking about what is going to happen.
Why should Paul Manafort plead guilty to all the charges against him when he knows the likelihood that Trump will probably pardon him?
Why should Paul Manafort plead guilty to all the charges against him when he knows the likelihood that Trump will probably pardon him?Thanks for the A2A, Patty.That’s a very good question, actually. Why should he?First, let’s deal with the second part of your question. President Trump is very unlikely to pardon Paul Manafort. First, they’re not that close. Second, there is no benefit to the country or to the President in doing so. IF he is convicted, he will be guilty and there is no reason politically or in any other way for the President to pardon him.So, why should Paul Manafort plead guilty? Let’s take a look at some facts. Please remember, these facts have absolutely noting to do with whether or not Paul Manafort is guilty of any of the crimes of which he is accused.When he was FBI Director, the FBI reportedly investigated Paul Manafort for many of these crimes and found there was insufficient evidence to gain an indictment, much less a conviction. So, what changed? President Trump.I’m sure that Paul Manafort has an excellent team of attorneys. At least as good as Mr. Mueller and his team. Unlike Rick Gates and General Michael Flynn, Mueller is unable to intimidate Manafort by running him out of money. Instead, Mueller is resorting to intimidation, i.e. no knock raids and throwing everything in the world at Manafort in the hope that something will stick.Only Paul Manafort and perhaps his attorneys know if he is guilty or not. Only they know whether or not they need to make a deal, based on the evidence that Mueller has against them - and they have to share that with Manafort’s attorneys by law.I suspect that Paul Manafort and his attorneys believe that he will not be found guilty. Additionally, they’re taking the offense now by questioning Mueller’s authority in making these indictments. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/....I don’t know if Manafort will be successful in his suit against Mueller or if he can defend himself against Mueller’s charges. However, if he believes he will be found guilty he has the means to “disappear” forever - lack of a passport won’t stop him and he can go somewhere he can’t be extradited. I doubt he is counting on a pardon, for the reasons given above.I know this response will raise the ire of liberals who believe Manafort is guilty as sin. I don’t know if he is, and it doesn’t matter to my response. Being guilty and being found guilty in court are very different things, just ask Hillary Clinton.
Is there ever an instance you'd be better off to plead the 5th rather than tell the truth if you're actually NOT guilty of doing something? Doesn't pleading the 5th generally indicate you're hiding something?
No, pleading the 5th generally indicates that you have no desire to help someone convict you. That's true of innocent people, as well as guilty ones. Pleading the 5th indicates that you might say something that sounds bad, or that the prosecutors can make sound bad. That, by no means, suggests that you're guilty.As a hypothetical example, let's say you and a friend get into an argument, and it gets physical. It's a minor incident, neither of you think it's a big deal. A week later, your friend is murdered, and the police become convinced you did it. If you testify, there will be a question like "isn't it true that you had a violent altercation, just last week?" Now, you know that gives the jury an unfair picture of what happened, and may make it look like you had a grudge, when you didn't, but the prosecutor isn't going to let you explain all that. If you say 'no', then you've committed perjury, and if you say 'yes', then it will look bad for you. The prosecutor will point out that the jury has heard from the defendent's own mouth, that he and the deceased had been in a violent fight just days before he was murdered. Are we to believe that's a coincidence?In an ideal world, the prosecutor should be an objective public servant, devoted only to the truth, rather than winning his case. In real life, the justice system is run by humans, each with their own biases and prejudices. If the prosecutor decides to bring charges, he's going to do everything he can to make you look guilty to the jury. If you're the accused, he's not your friend, and anything you give him is potential ammunition to use against you.It would be nice if only guilty people were ever brought to trial, but then we wouldn't need trials in the first place. Because the innocent can be accused, we guarantee them certain rights. Exercising those rights doesn't mean that you're guilty.
Constitutional Law: What does it mean to "plead the fifth"?
When one "pleads the 5th," the person is invoking the right outlined in the Fifth Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights. The Fifth Amendment says that a person cannot be required to give any evidence which might be evidence against him- or herself. By the way, unlike the way it is shown in movies and on television, invoking the Fifth is not necessarily an admission of guilt. Our founders felt that when people were on metaphorical witch hunts, the accused did not have to provide the metaphorical wood for their own metaphorical burning. (I know, that's a lot of metaphor). The truth is that innocent people have been persecuted, even in America. The Fifth Amendment is one of the protections against persecution for political or other reasons.
Do you plead guilty or not guilty for stealing at Walmart and being arrested because it was worth 32$? Due to having to scan after 3 restarts by associate Because the scanner was acting up and trying to run to work. With no intentions of stealing.
The thing is, $32 worth of merchandise is hard not to notice on your receipt and they have the screen in full view of you and you could see what is and isn’t rung up no matter how much of a hurry you are in. Usually, when something doesn’t scan, now most retailers have this thing on their registers that will automatically look up the price from the corporate server and they can add it to the bill without leaving the register. If that doesn’t work, they send someone to get the price. I don’t think a cashier is dumb enough to let you have merchandise for free. They can also manually key in the UPC too to make it ring up too if it’s not scanning.Before charging someone with shoplifting, they will detain you, but they will also look at security footage and also speak with any store associates too before moving forward too. That’s what got you into trouble too. I don’t think what you did was accidental at all because something doesn’t sound right with your story. I’d plea guilty if I were you. All they’ll do is fine you and tell you not to come back on the property.