Brooklyn, NY asked in Consumer Law and Criminal Law for New York

Q: My daughter was caught shoplifting, she’s an18 year old college student. What will happen to her? Court date is feb 28

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Kristen Epifania
Kristen Epifania
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Freehold, NJ
  • Licensed in New York

A: If this is her first offense, depending on the amount of items, she will likely receive an ACD with the condition that she completes a short one day shoplifting program. The ACD means that the case will be adjourned for six months and then dismissed and sealed, as long as there are no new arrests. She can hire an attorney beforehand, or the court will assign an attorney to her case on that date if she doesn’t appear with one.

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Jonathan David Warner
Jonathan David Warner
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  • Albany, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: It will probably be adjourned in contemplation of subsequent Dismissal. With this being said, your daughter should hopefully learn a valuable lesson from this experience... otherwise, the second time may not turn out so well.

Nonetheless, she should hire an attorney or take advantage of a public defender, if one is available for her.

Good luck.

Michael David Siegel
Michael David Siegel
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  • New York, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: You need a criminal lawyer. It depends on the value of what she took and her priors. She is not a juvenile. She is an adult. She will likely wind up with a conviction on her record, but no jail.

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