What should I plead??? Court tomorrow morning :( I'm scared and going crazy!?

yuniversal3

Burglary and grand theft for "shop lifting?"Geez these grand juries are getting creative...Get a lawyer quick, if you don't have one....or ask for a postponement and get one.

Bren

Take responsibility for your actions. You may not have actually walked out with anything, but you knew what they were doing, and you helped them do it. I can recognize that life as a single mother isn't easy, but that's no excuse. You should show your child how to do things with integrity.

Sewer Gas

I would tell the Judge I want to be represented by a Lawyer. You should NEVER go to Court without one. YOU NEED A LAWYER!!!!!! The judge will say "Fine" and pospone the proceedings until you are represented.

You would be a VERY foolish person not to take my advice. The judge will ask if you have one and if you don't and cannot afford one, THE COURT WILL ASSIGN ONE TO YOU FOR FREE!!!!!

windwalker

your not disputing that you did it right plead no contest and get it over with.i would be more worried about whats going to happen to my child concidering the fact you had her with you when this accured children services might come knocking on your door.

Carrie-Lee H

You are guilty, so plead guilty. And if you get your kids taken away from you, which I doubt you will, that was a choice you made. And therefore you have to be woman enough to face the consequences of your actions. You did it, you pay. No other way.

legitamate2000

You, by your own admission is guilty. I guarantee you if you make the court waste their time prosecuting you. You will get time. SHAME on you for taking your baby into that nonsense. You're lucky they didn't take your child.

mikeygonebad07

ONLY A FOOL WOULD WALK IN THAT COURT WITHOUT A LAWYER.

Trey

Go ask your lawyer.

T.S.

Are we using our brains today

you are guilty and i hope they throw the book at you you had your kid with you what a loser

GET A LAWYER!!! When in court, don't plead ANYTHING!!!! Tell them you have NOT consulted an attorney yet and need this date to be passed until you have that chance - it's your freakin' right!!!!!

bigmark9000

assuming tomorrow is your arraignment and not your trial, you absolutely positively plead not guilty. Remember this: Telling the judge that youre not guilty at your arraignment is not an indication of weather you did or did not do anything wrong. A not guilty plea will guarantee your rights. Example: your right to a fair trail, a right to an attorney, etc.

Go to the courthouse tomorrow, plead not guilty, immediately go to the local public defenders office and ask in person (not over the phone) to make an appointment with a public defender as soon as possible ( which is something you should have done long before now). Other than that, all I can tell you is good luck and make sure you dont hold any of the story back from your public defender. They need to know everything that happened wether you think its good for your case or not.

wuxxler

You had your baby daughter with you while you committed these crimes? I hope they lock your butt up for a very very long time.
Shame on you.

cantcu

Where is your lawyer! You are looking at jail time and you are required to be given an attorney, probably the Public Defender!

Sounds to me you should have been charged as an accessory, not with the crime as nothing left the store in your control!

If this is an arraignment, you don't say anything without a lawyer, except not guilty and i want a Court appointed attorney!

That's my advice and I am not an attorney!

EzminJ

Honey, I hate to tell you, but even just putting items into the stroller they were using to steal the stuff in the first place is considered acting as an accomplish. I'd say get a lawyer, hopefully a good one, and pray for your daughter's sake that you don't go to jail. If it's your first offense you may get lucky... but I wouldn't neccessarily count on it. Pleading "No Contest" simply means you aren't disputing the facts of the case, but you're not admitting guilt. Your plea will still go down as a "Guilty" conviction if that's what the judge or jury decides.

Good luck, and hopefully you learned your lesson.

Sleeping Beauty

I personally would try to stay out of a situation like that. Legally and morally you were wrong and having your baby with you is even worse. I think you should plead guilty. Show remorse - very important. Say you wont do it again and DON'T.

Good luck and let us now how it went.(If possible)

Brinlarr

go for guilty , they had it on video you intended to steal , say it was teh first time and plead not guilty to child endangerment

Dem Bulb

what does your lawyer say your options are? Don't know your history or other pertinent info. If it is a 1st offense and you present yourself halfway decently, you would almost certainly get probation assuming you are giving all the facts.

dixie_n_pixie

plead guilty and they will go easier on you probably probationa fine and restitution. Say you are sorry and NEVER do it again.

Also plead not guilty to child endangerment.

John

try to get a plea bargain for a lower charge. You are guilty of crimes but they may lower the charges if you plead guilty. Do you have an attorney? You need to talk it over.

robb10036

In law and Order they always plea Not guilty... Right now I can only think on 3 reasons that leads someone to do what you did : crazy, bad or desperate. Let's say you were desperate and that's why you were unable to measure the consequences of you act. Just a desperate mother would use a child to commit a crime. Never say you plain on doing anything, tell you were there and because of your desperation you at the moment decided to do what you did. Tell you are a good person despite of what it seem, and isn't fair you been judged for an desperate isolated act.

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