Theft Charge and What Else?
Posted By
Zach Mayo on Dec 20, 2011 10:59am PST
Question:
My friend lives in the basement of a tattoo parlor, you get to his room by going through the tattoo shop. He had me wait in the tattoo shop while he went down stairs to get a jacket. We were drunk n while he was down stairs I put on rubber gloves n grabed a small tattoo gun part n was gonna act like a tattoo artist when he walked up he took to long n with out thinking put the small metal part in my pocket n gloves. They costed less then 20$ combined but I walked put with my friend not thinking about the gloves n tool in my pocket. We got stoped n searched by a police officerwhile walking home n he charged me with petty theft n I had to go to jail over night. I have no prior record are there any othe Charges I could be facing ? He also gave me mayors court for the under age.
Answer:
Theft is the most likely charge a prosecutor would seek. There are other less severe charges that may be offered at pre-trial such as unauthorized use of property, attempted unauthorized use of property etc. Another possibility is receiving stolen property, though that is probably unlikely in your situation.
However, I agree with the assessment that you have good facts for your case as you have stated them. I also recommend seeking a criminal defense attorney for assistance or ask for a public defender if you're unable to retain counsel.