Q: Should I plead guilty or not guilty for selling to alcohol to a minor in the state of New Mexico?
About a month ago my convenience store was put under a sting for selling alcohol to minors, and I was cited for selling to one. I asked the person for her ID and put in the date into the register and it kicked back that the date entered was not valid. I tried several times to put in the date figuring that the machine was having issues due to it being a fairly new system. I finally tried other dates and found that the fist month of the year was accepted by the register.
A: You should never plead guilty, nor should you ever talk to the police without a lawyer present. You should also never put something like the above, seeming to admit guilt, in the public realm where a district attorney could find it.
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