what will happen when i go to court? realy scared of jail!?ok i live in lepanto arkansas,and last year this guy broke in my car and stole my cd player and speakers and stuff. i went to the cops but they did nothing. the guy has been in trouble lots of times before and the cops do nothing. and it pissed me off. so i broke in his house and stole some things from him to get back at him.. the cops had asked me some questions. and i told them yea it was me and i confessed to everything. and i gave everything back. and i explained why i did it and everything.i had to spend the night in jail and the next day i seen the judge and he let me go with my granmals super vision. and gave me a court date of this coming up monday. i am 19 years old and i have a 7 month old baby and im in college, a technical college. i have never been in any kind of trouble like this before, only small traffic tickets. i am scared to go to jail because i have my girl friend and my baby to take care of.. what do y'all think will happen to me? i am real scared!
Posted by jashn c
"an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" just hope that the police will understand is all i can tell you
Posted by LovesTheConstitution
Burglary of a habitation is a felony.
What we think will happen is unimportant. What does your lawyer think will happen?
Posted by Artemis Gwen
Well. You were an idiot, but fortunately you knew you were an idiot because you cooperated fully with the police.
Burglary is a serious felony and it's one that COULD result in prison time. But if what you've typed is correct and I were the prosecutor on the case I would be willing to offer you a deferred prosecution. (Essentially, you plead guilty and submit a full confession. Then you jump through hoops, pay fines, do community services, and keep your nose completely clean for a specific period of time. If you fulfill all of these, then charges would be dismissed and you wouldn't even have a conviction on your record.)
I'm assuming that your Monday hearing is the Show Cause Hearing, is that right? I'm guessing you have not already entered a plea, correct? You will need to enter a plea of "not guilty." (Yes. I know you are guilty, but this will be the plea you need to enter.) Hopefully you'll have a public defender at the hearing who will enter this plea on your behalf. You will NOT be going to jail on Monday. This is a formality. Plus, if the judge was inclined to keep you locked up you wouldn't be out right now.
My prediction is that you'll be offered a reduced charge or the deferred prosecution. I hope you take advantage of the second chance and will focus on being a great father to your baby. Good luck.
Posted by ET
Wow, I think you should get your-self a really good lawyer. I don't think the police will show you any leniency in this case, since he or she already charge you and decided to bring you to a judge. The charge is probably not just theft, you broke inside someones place that is B & E which is serious. Remember your wife and kid need you. I don't know the law there so I may not be able to help you. According to what you said, you voluntarily provided the police a confession and that is the main evidence of the crown's case. I hope for your sake the police did not provide you with a police warning before your confession and if that is the case you might get off on a technicality. Good Luck
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